2 016 LOS A N G E L E S D O D G E R S MATHLETICS 1s t -2 n d G R A D E W O R K B O O K CLAYTON KERSHAW 2 2 P I T C H E R HEIGHT: 6 3 WEIGHT: 220 BATS: LEFT THROWS: LEFT BORN: 3/19/1988 MLB DEBUT: 5/25/2008
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BASEBALL 101 BATTING AVERAGE (BA): The number of hits divided by the total number of at bats. BULLPEN: The area used by the pitchers to warm up before taking the mound. DIAMOND: The layout of the four bases in the infield. DOUBLE: A hit where the batter makes it safely to second base. HIT: The act of safely reaching first base after putting the ball into play in fair territory. HOME RUN: When the baseball is hit out of the field of play in fair territory and the batter gets to run around the bases and score a run. HOMESTAND: A consecutive series of home games. PITCHER S MOUND: The bump in the middle of the four bases, where the pitcher pitches to the batter. RUN: A player who advances around all the bases is credited with a run. RUN BATTED IN (RBI): The credit a batter gets when his at bat results in a run being scored. SINGLE: A hit where a batter makes it safely to first base. STOLEN BASE: When a base runner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. TRIPLE: A hit where a batter makes it safely to third base. 2
READING A CALENDAR TO THE RIGHT IS THE DODGERS S SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER 2016. GAMES IN BLUE BOXES ARE HOME GAMES. GAMES IN GRAY BOXES ARE AWAY GAMES. DAYS WITH NO GAME INFORMATION, MEAN THAT THE TEAM HAS A DAY OFF. 1. How many home games do the Dodgers play in September? 2. How many away games do the Dodgers play in September? 3. How many days off do the Dodgers have in September? 4 SEPT/OCT 11 10:10a 12 4:05 13 4:05 14 1:05 15 18 25 2 1:10 5 5:10 6 7:10 7 7:10 8 ARI ARI ARI MIA NYY NYY NYY 2 10 6:40 16 6:40 17 5:10 1:10 19 7:10 20 7:10 21 7:10 22 7:10 23 7:10 24 ARI 1:10 12:05 26 1 27 7:10 28 7:10 29 6:10 30 7:15 1 1:05 9 7:10 4:10 MIA 3 6:10 4:10 ARI ARI ARI MIA 6:10 4. How many total games do the Dodgers play in September? HOME GAME AWAY GAME 5. On September 2nd the Dodgers start a homestand against the San Diego Padres and then play the Arizona Diamond Backs..How many games do they play in this homestand? 6. Which team do the Dodgers play on the road more than the others in September? CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER THE DODGERS HAVE WON 6 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WHILE IN BROOKLYN AND LOS ANGELES. LOOK AT THE DATES SURROUNDING THE WORLD SERIES TROPHY AND PUT THE YEARS IN ORDER FROM MOST RECENT TO OLDEST. 1965 1955 1981 1959 1963 1988 3
BASEBALL CARD STATISTICS B E LOW A RE A D RI A N G O NZ A L E Z S BAS E BA L L S TAT I S T I C S L I K E YO U WO U L D FI N D O N H I S BAS E BA L L C A RD. A NSW E R T H E F O L LOW I N G Q U ES T I O NS BAS E D O N H I S S TAT I S T I C S. A DRIA N GONZA LEZ 23 1B BATS: LEFT THROWS: LEFT HT: 6 2 WT: 225 BORN: 5/8/1982 IN SAN DIEGO, CA DEBUT: 4/18/2004 YEAR 23 ADRIAN GONZALEZ AN FIRST BASEM TEAM 2009 San Diego 2010 San Diego 2011 Boston 2012 Boston 2013 Boston/Los Angeles 2014 Los Angeles TOTAL GAMES (G) RUNS (R) HITS (H) 160 160 159 159 157 159 954 90 87 108 75 69 83 512 153 176 213 188 171 163 1,064 HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN (HR) (RBI) 40 31 27 18 22 27 165 99 101 117 108 100 116 641 1. In which years did Gonzalez play in the most games of his career? 2. What was the fewest home runs that Gonzalez hit? 3. In what year did Gonzalez have 163 hits? 4. How many total teams did Gonzalez play on from 2009-2014? 5. What is Gonzalez s highest number of runs-batted-in earned in a single year? 6. Of all of Gonzalez s totals (at the bottom of each column), which category has the second highest number? 7. How many more home runs did Gonzalez hit in 2014 than in 2013? 44
WORD PROBLEMS 1.Clayton Kershaw throws 22 pitches to warm up before the Friday night game. On Saturday night, Kenta Maeda throws 7 more pitches than Clayton. How many pitches did Kenta throw? 2. Justin Turner has 40 pieces of bubble gum. He gave 5 pieces to Adrian Gonzalez and 4 pieces to Andre Ethier. How many pieces does Kike have left to share with the rest of the 3. Howie Kendrick is up to bat. He took 2 balls, then 2 strikes and then hit a home run on the last pitch. How many pitches did the pitcher throw to Kendrick? 4. In a game against the San Francisco Giants, A.J. Ellis had 2 hits, Corey Seager had 3 hits and Yasiel Puig had 4 hits. How many hits did these 3 players have in total? 5. Dodger great Fernando Valenzuela loves to enjoy Dodgers Dogs while watching a Dodger home game. One weekend, Fernando enjoyed 1 Dodger Dog on Friday, 3 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. How many Dodger Dogs did Fernando eat during the Friday through Sunday weekend? 6. Dave Roberts, manager of the Dodgers, arrives at Dodger Stadium at 8:00am. If the game starts at 1:00pm, how long does Dave Roberts spend at the stadium before the game begins? 5 *Check with a classmate to see if they used the same method to get to the answer. Compare and discuss different methods to get to the answers.
DRAW LINES FROM THE PLAYER S NAME TO THEIR NUMBER USING THE CLUES BELOW. 1. Clayton Kershaw s number is the same number twice in a row. 2. Corey Seager s number is an odd number less than 10. 3. Hyun-Jin Ryu s number is the highest number on the team. 4. Kenley Jansen s number is an even number that is larger than 60. 5. Joc Pederson s number is 33-2. 6. Adrian Gonzalez s number includes consecutive numbers. 7. J.P. Howell s number is the sum of 42 + 14 MATCHING PLAYERS NUMBERS 1. Clayton Kershaw 99 2. Corey Seager 3. Hyun-Jin Ryu 4. Kenley Jansen 5. Joc Pederson 6. Adrian Gonzalez 7. J.P. Howell DODGER STADIUM FIELD MEASUREMENTS 56 22 31 23 5 74 1. What shape do the 4 bases (home, 1st, 2nd, 3rd) make? How many sides does it have? 2. What shape is the pitcher s mound (in the middle of the bases)? 3. If you drew a line from home plate to 2nd base, what same two shapes would you make? How many sides does that new shape have (outlined in yellow)? 4. If it takes a player 10 seconds to run from home plate to 1st base, how long would it take the player to run from home plate to third base (first going to 1st base and then to 2nd base)? How long would it take him to run the bases if he hits a home run (running from home plate past 1st, 2nd and 3rd and make it back to home)? 5. Would a home run have to travel further to center field or to right field? 6
0 SINGLES DOUBLES TRIPLES HOME RUNS READING A BAR GRAPH KEY PEDERSON 10 TURNER GONZALEZ 8 6 4 2 0 SINGLES DOUBLES TRIPLES HOME RUNS T H E G R A P H A BOV E S H OWS SA MP L E S TAT I S T I C S F O R J O C P E D E RSO N, J US T I N T U RN E R A N D A D R I A N G O N A Z A L E Z D U RI N G A REC E N T H OMES TA N D. US E T H E BA R G R A P H TO A NSW E R T H E F O L LOW I N G Q U ES T I O NS. 1. Which of the 3 players hit the most doubles during the homestand? How many did he hit? 2. Which of the players did not hit any home runs? 3. Rank the 3 players from highest to lowest for singles. 4. In which category did 2 players tie? 5. How many home runs did Joc Pederson have? 6. How many singles did Adrian Gonzalez have? 7
MATH CROSSWORD PUZZLE COMPLETE ALL THE MATH PROBLEMS THEN SPELL THE ANSWERS OUT, WITHOUT SPACES, IN THE CROSSWORD BELOW. 2. 1. What is the difference between Justin Turner s number and Corey Seager s number? 1. 6. 2. What is the sum of Trayce Thompson s number and Corey Seager s number? 3. What is the difference between Adrian Gonzalez s number and Justin Turner s number? 4. What is the sum of Clayton Kershaw s number and Chris Taylor s number? 5. What is the difference between Clayton Kershaw s number and Chris Taylor s number? 6. What is the sum of the two numbers in Joc Pederson s number? 7. What is the sum of the two numbers in Hyun-Jin Ryu s number? 3. 5. 4. 7. Chris Taylor Corey Seager Justin Turner Joc Pederson Clayton Kershaw Adrian gonzalez Trayce Thompson hyun-jin ryu 8
CONNECT THE DOTS STARTING WITH NUMBER 1, FOLLOW THE NUMBERS IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER TO CONNECT THE DOTS. YOU CAN OR IN THE IMAGE TO SHOW YOUR DODGER SPIRIT! 1 2 52 51 4 3 50 5 49 6 15 16 48 47 14 7 13 8 12 17 18 46 9 19 22 23 44 45 10 11 20 21 43 42 34 33 25 24 40 35 36 31 26 41 32 27 39 38 37 30 29 28 9
READING A CALENDAR DODGERS MATHLETICS ANSWER SHEET MATCHING PLAYERS NUMBERS 6. CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 6. BASEBALL CARD STATISTICS 6. 7. WORD PROBLEMS 1. Kershaw is # 5. Pederson is # 2. Seager is # 6. Gonzalez is # 3. Ryu is # 7. Howell is # 4. Jansen is # DODGER STADIUM FIELD MEASUREMENTS READING A BAR GRAPH 6. MATH CROSSWORD PUZZLE 6. 7. 6. 10
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