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Altogether there are 11 players which have played for the MLB and NBA. Six of these players are pitchers.
Mark Hendrickson
- NBA: Philadelphia 76ers (1996-1997),Sacramento Kings (1997-1998),New Jersey Nets (1999, 2000), Cleveland Cavaliers (1999-2000)
- MLB: Toronto Blue Jays (2002-2003),Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004-2006),Los Angeles Dodgers (2006-2007),Florida Marlins (2008),Baltimore Orioles (2009-present)
Dave DeBusschere
- NBA: Detroit Pistons (1962-1969), New York Knicks (1969-1974)
- MLB: Chicago White Sox (1962-1963)
Gene Conley
- NBA:Celtics (1953, 1959-61), New York Knicks (1963-64
- MLB: Boston Braves (1952),Milwaukee Braves (1954-1958),Philadelphia Phillies (1959-1960),Boston Red Sox (1961-1963)
Ron Reed
- NBA: Detroit Pistons 1965-1967
- MLB: Atlanta Braves (1966-1975),St. Louis Cardinals (1975),Philadelphia Phillies (1976-1983),Chicago White Sox (1984)
Steve Hamilton
- NBA: Minneapolis Lakers 1958-1960
- MLB: Cleveland Indians (1961),Washington Senators (1962-63),New York Yankees (1963-70),Chicago White Sox (1970),San Francisco Giants (1971),Chicago Cubs (1972)
Dick Ricketts
- NBA: St. Louis Hawks (1955-1958)
- MLB: St. Louis Cardinals (1959)
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Who are baseball players in both the American and national leagues?
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What major league team played in both leagues?
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When did Major League Baseball start using one baseball for both leagues?
Rawlings introduced the newly designed official Major League baseballs for the 2000 season that also features the MLB Silhouetted Batter logo. Changing from the Official American League, and Official National League baseballs, the Official Major League baseball replaced both balls that were used.Spalding along with the Reach label was producing Major league baseball for about 100 years until Rawlingstook over around 1970, and Rawlings have been making major league baseballs ever since.
What are the odds that a major league baseball team wins both games in double header?
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Who is the oldest active major league baseball franchise?
The oldest active franchises are the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. Both are charter members of the National League which began in 1876.
