1. Atlanta Braves Algebra A Homemade PowerPoint Game By Katie Sloan University of Georgia Play the game Game Directions Story Credits Copyright Notice Game Preparation Objectives Game Pieces

2. The Story of the “Atlanta Braves Algebra” Manager Bobby Cox needs your help! It’s halfway through the season, and he has no stats to study. He’s trying to decide who should start after the All-Star Break and needs to figure out Batting Averages, Earned Run Averages, Slugging Percentages, and On-Base Percentages. You don’t have much time—it’s the night before the second half of the season and Bobby needs these stats. After you figured them all out, you have to get the stats in Bobby’s hands. You’ve arrived at Turner Field and are at the front gate and Bobby is in his office. Wind your way through the park and get Bobby his stats! Home Page

3. Game Directions The goal of Atlanta Braves Algebra is to travel around Turner Field and be the first player or team to make it to Bobby Cox’s office. To play the game, you or your team must answer the game questions correctly to move around the game board. The different spaces mean different things. AND- each member of your team has to take turns calculating answers! “Green” Spaces- pick a question and solve the problem “Strike out” Spaces (orange)- draw a card and do what it tells you to “Attraction” Spaces (blue)- pick a question and solve the problem. If you get it right, draw a bonus card. If you answer the bonus card correctly, move ahead to the next Attraction Space and wait to draw a question until your next turn. To win the game, you or your team must reach Bobby Cox’s office first! Return

4. Key for Attractions H--- Hank Aaron’s Statue S--- Skip and Pete’s BBQ C--- Clubhouse T--- Chophouse K---Tooner Field B--- Braves Bullpen A--- Scouts Ally F--- Sky Field L--- Lexus Level D--- Dugout R--- Locker room P--- Press box Home Page

5. Game Preparation Game board: Print out slide 68; also print out slide 4 that is the key for the “Attraction” Spaces so your students will know where they are in the ballpark. “Strike Out” Cards: Print out slides 8-9 on the back of each other (preferably on heavy stock with a distinct color), then cut into individual strike-out baseballs Divide your class into teams of 3-4 and have them pick their game piece. They will need pencil, paper, and a calculator if you allow them to play the game. Make sure you test out the game before classes arrive to make sure it is working correctly! Home Page

6. Game Directions 1 13 20 19 1817 16151413 1211109 8 1 765 432 25242322 17 1415 1098 12 7 21 16 11 6 5432 181920 Game Questions Attraction Questions

7. Game Pieces Return

9. You forgot how to figure batting average! You struck out looking. Move back 2 spaces You gave up a grand slam, and Bobby is taking you out! You loose your next turn! You don’t know how to find slugging percentage. Spend your next turn looking it up! Congrats! You hit a 3 run homer! Move ahead 3 spaces! You got caught stealing… someone else’s answer!! Move back 1 space! You get thrown out at home! Sit your next turn out while you dust the dirt off you! 6-4-3 double play! Good job turning that double play! Move ahead 2 spaces! Foul Ball! You get another chance. Pick a question from the slide! Congrats! You struck a batter out with your fast calculation speed! Move ahead 3 Great hit! Double down the line! Move ahead 1 Hurry! There was a wild pitch. Switch places on the game board with another player or team You don’t know that Ms. Sloan’s favorite player is Jeff Francoeur. You defiantly loose your turn!

10. Question #1 After an outstanding rookie year performance, Jeff Francoeur started his second year in the big leagues with a disgraceful 3 for 43 at the place for the first two weeks of the season. What was his batting average?.070.007.077.700

11. Question #2 John Smoltz is supposedly the Braves best starting pitcher. He has allowed 21 earned runs in 101 1/3 innings. What does another pitcher’s ERA have to be lower than to have the best ERA, and be lower than Smoltz’? 1.87.178 17.8 1.78

12. Question #3 Brian McCann thinks he has the highest slugging percentage on the team. He has had 107 official at bats. In those at bats, he has 9 HR, 2 3B, 8 2B, and 11 1B. Andruw Jones is currently the team leader with a slugging percentage of.598. Is McCann now beating Jones? If so, what is the new highest slugging percentage? Click for the answer…

13. Question #4 If Marcus Giles has 12 total bases, what are 7 hit combinations? Click for the answer…

14. Question #5 Chipper Jones has an on base percentage of.403. He has had 144 at bats. How many times has he reached base safely? 58 56 52 54

15. Question #6 Ryan Langerhans has a.246 batting average. He has 142 at bats. How many hits does he have? 3553 4334

16. Question #7 Matt Dias is 26 for 73 at the plate. What is his batting average?.356.035 3.56.536

17. Question #8 Teams fear being put-out by the arms of Jeff Francoeur and Andruw Jones. Between them, they have had 244 total chances, 235 put-outs, and 3 assists. What is their combined Fielding Percentage?.975.875.958 9.75

18. Question #9 Andruw Jones has had 143 put-outs and 1 assist in the field. He has had 145 total chances. What is his percent error?.007.070.700 7

19. Question #10 Langerhans has a fielding percentage of 1.000. He has had 88 total chances and 2 assists. How many put-outs does he have? Click for the answer…

20. Question #11 Adam LaRoche has had 336 put-outs and 39 assists. He has had 378 total chances. His fielding percentage totals.992. Why don’t his put-outs and assists total 378? Hint: What’s missing in the calculation? Errors Double PlaysGames Walks

21. Question #12 John Smoltz has 5 total bases. He also has only 1 single. Are there multiple combinations for the other bases left? If so, what are they? Click for the answer…

22. Question #13 Edgar Renteria has a.415 on base percentage. He has reached base safely 71 times. How many total at bates does he have? 171160 161170

23. Question #14 Wilson Betemit has 91 total plate appearances, but he has sacrificed or walked 6 times. He has an on base percentage of.330. How many times has he reached base safely? 28.0527.04 50.0240.80

24. Question #15 Brian Jordan has 26 total bases. He has a slugging percentage of.388. How many official at bats does he have? 67 79 76 97

25. Question #16 Chipper Jones has 144 at bats and 72 total bases. Is his slugging percentage higher or lower than.500 Click for the answer…

26. Question #17 Todd Pratt has 17 total bases and 55 at bats. What is his slugging percentage?.309.339.390.303

27. Question #18 John Thompson has a batting average of.318. he has 7 hits. How many official at bats has he had? 4238 6127

28. Question #19 Brian McCann is batting.347. He has 121 at bats. How many hits does he have? 42 5749 39

29. Question #20 Edgar Renteria has 171 official at bats. Of those, he has 57 hits. What is his batting average? Click for the answer…

30. Question #21 Tim Hudson has given up 33 earned runs and has pitched 72 innings. What is his ERA? 4.133.17 3.134.17

31. Question #22 Joey Devine has pitched 1 inning and allowed 7 earned runs. What is his ERA and is it good? Click for the answer…

32. Question #23 Jorge Sosa has an ERA of 4.93. He has allowed 23 earned runs. How many innings has he pitched? 4247 1/3 3837 2/3

33. Question #24 The lowest ERA of a Braves pitcher is 1.44. Ken Ray has allowed 4 earned runs in 25 innings. Does Ken have the lowest ERA? Click for the answer…

34. Question #25 John Thompson’s ERA is 3.75. He has pitched 57 1/3 innings. How many earned runs has he given up? 2417 1931

35. Attraction Question #1 Michael Tucker David JusticeChipper Jones Fred McGriff Who hit the first home run in Turner Field?

36. Attraction Question #2 Fulton County Stadium (Braves) Three Rivers (Pirates) Yankee Stadium (Yankees) Ebbets Field (Dodgers) What is the only stadium in which the last game played there was a World Series game?

37. Attraction Question #3 715755 3661 How many home runs did Hank Aaron have to hit to pass Babe Ruth?

38. Attraction Question #4 The Green MonsterThe Big Green The Cookie MonsterThe tall wall Before moving to Atlanta, the Braves played in Boston. What is the nickname of the 37 foot tall left field wall that is currently a Boston Trade Mark?

39. Attraction Question #5 Tom GlavineSteve Avery Greg MadduxJohn Smoltz Who was the starting pitcher in game 6 of the 1995 World Series, when the Braves won their only World Championship?

40. Attraction Question #6 Terry Pendleton and Chipper Jones Fred McGriff and David Justice Andruw Jones and Ron Gant Jeff Blauser and Terry Pendleton Two Braves where named MVP in the 1990s. Name them.

41. Attraction Question #7 Eddie MatthewsPhil Niekro Bobby CoxHank Aaron Which Brave appeared on the cover of the 1 st Sports Illustrated in 1954?

42. Attraction Question #8 OrlandoHavana PhoenixJupiter What city do the Braves spend their Spring Training in?

43. Attraction Question #9 DetroitBoston ArizonaLos Angeles What team traded John Smoltz to the Braves in 1986?

44. Attraction Question #10 Francisco Cabrera David JusticeSid Bream Fred McGriff What Brave got the game winning hit in 1992 in game 7 of the NLCS?

45. Attraction Question #11 3 2 7 4 In the 1990’s, how many different Atlanta pitchers won the Cy Young Award?

46. Attraction Question #12 45 211 How many times in the 1990s did Bobby Cox manage the National League in the All- Star Game?

47. Attraction Question #13 IvyKudzu RosesPoison Ivy What famous plant lines the outfield wall of Historic Wrigley Field?

48. Attraction Question #14 Joe DiMaggio Babe RuthTed Williams Jeff Francoeur Who holds the record for the longest hitting streak in Major League history?

49. Attraction Question #15 Dale MurphyEddie Matthews Hank AaronPhil Niekro Who is the only Atlanta Brave who has his number retired by the team but is not in the Hall of Fame?

50. Attraction Question #16 Florida MarlinsNew York Yankees Atlanta BravesSeattle Mariners Who was the first Wild Card team to win the World Series?

51. Attraction Question #17 Barry BondsAndy van Slyke Larry WalkerBobby Bonilla Which Pirates outfielder failed to throw out Sid Bream in the 1992 NLCS?

52. Attraction Question #18 Cal Ripken Jr.Lou Gehrig Barry BondsMickey Mantle Who holds the record for most consecutive games played?

53. Attraction Question #19 Andruw Jones Hank AaronChipper Jones Ron Gant Who holds the record for most home runs in a season by the Atlanta Braves?

54. Attraction Question #20 Marquis Grissom“Neon” Deion Sanders Lonny SmithOtis Nixon What Braves center fielder, on the night of October 25, 1995, drifted to his right and secured the final out of the Braves only World Championship?

55. Correct! Back to the Questions

56. Incorrect Back to the Questions

57. Answer to Question 3 Yes!.645 Back to the Questions

58. Answer to Question 4 3 HRS 2 HR, 1 3B, 1 1B 2 HR, 2 2B 2 HR, 1 2B, 2 1B 2 HR, 4 1B 1 HR, 2 3B, 1 2B 1 HR, 2 3B, 2 1B 1 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B, 1 1B 1 HR, 1 3B, 1 2B, 3 1B 1 HR, 1 3B, 5 1B 1 HR, 4 2B 1 HR, 3 2B, 2 1B 1 HR, 2 2B, 4 1B 1 HR, 1 2B, 6 1B 1 HR, 8 IB 4 3B 3 3B, 1 2B, 1 1B 3 3B, 3 1B 2 3B, 3 2B 2 3B, 2 2B, 2 1B 2 3B, 1 2B, 4 1B 2 3B, 6 1B 1 3B, 4 2B, 1 1B 1 3B, 3 2B, 3 1B 1 3B, 2 2B, 5 1B 1 3B, 1 2B, 7 1B 1 3B, 9 1B 6 2B 5 2B, 2 1B 4 2B, 4 1B 3 2B, 6 1B 2 2B, 8 1B 1 2B, 10 1B 12 IB Back to the Questions

59. Answer to Question 10 86 Back to the Questions

60. Answer to Question 12 Yes! 1 HR 2 2B Back to the Questions

61. Answer to Question 16 Lower! (.431) Back to the Questions

62. Answer to Question 20.333 Back to the Questions

63. Answer to Question 22 63.00 and NO! Back to the Questions

64. Answer to Question 24 Yes! Back to the Questions

65. Credits All teachers and students at non-profit schools can use, revise, or adapt this game at will at no cost on the condition that all prior designers are cited. Originally designed by Katie Sloan, University of Georgia, May 28, 2006 “Atlanta Braves Algebra”. Home Page

66. Educational Objectives Grade Level –8 th grade mathematics class Subject Area Objectives –Students will be able to determine the number of outcomes related to a given event. –Students will use the basic laws of probability. Find the probability of simple independent events. Find the probability of compound independent events. Home Page

67. Copyright Copyright 2006 Katie Sloan Permission to copy this game at no cost is granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools. Permission is also granted to all teachers and students of non-profit schools to make revisions to this game for their own purposes, on the condition that this copyright page and the credits page remain part of the game. Teachers and students who adapt the game should add their names and affiliations to the credits page without deleting any names already there. Home Page

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