Mike Austin holds the world record for the longest drive in professional play, driving 515 yards at the Winterwood Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974

Until 1936, a jump ball in basketball occurred in at center court after every basket made

Only one major league ballplayer has been fatally injured during a game. Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was killed when struck in the head by a pitch on August 16, 1920

To keep cool during games, Babe Ruth placed chilled cabbage leaves in the underside of his cap

To help enhance grip, every baseball used in a major league game is rubbed with a particular kind of mud only found at a secret location in New Jersey