Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivers a pitch to Colorado Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Did You Know?

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By: Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

Thought this is the perfect time of the year to share some fun facts.

– Fishing is the biggest participant sport in the world.

– If three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw were to break Cy Young record of 511 wins, he needs to stay in the current pace for the next 41 years, until he were 68 years old.

-The average golf ball has 336 dimples.

-The San Jose Sharks are the only pro-league (MLB-NFL-NBA-NHL-MLS) team in the Bay Area that has not won a championship at the current city they play for: 49ers (5). Athletics (4), Warriors (3), Giants (3), Earthquakes (3) and Sharks (0).

– Liechtenstein has competed in the most Summer Olympics(16)without winning any medal.

– There are 18 minutes of total action in an average baseball game.

– Until 1936, the jump ball in basketball took place at center court after every single made basket

– Wrestling is considered the oldest sport in the world.

– At 37 years of age Albert Pujols (Designated Hitter for the LA Angels) drove in 103 runs this 2017 season, tying with Alex Rodriguez as the only two men in MLB history with 14 different seasons with 100 or more runs batted in.

– The great Pele (Brasil) scored 1,281 goals in his incredible career, and in 2000 was named Player of the Century by FIFA together with Diego Armando Maradona (Argentina). I had the privilege of interviewing both of them.Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) in 1994 during the USA World Cup in San Jose and years later Maradona during an “amistoso”: trans-friendly when he came to San Jose with the Juventus.

– October 17, 1989: The A’s were playing the Giants at Candlestick Park when the 7.1 Loma Prieta Earthquake happened. The SF Chronicle at 5th and Mission Streets had a total power lost, however next day,the papers were printed at The Chronicle’s Army Street printing plant and at its East Bay facility in Union City. The news accounts were placed on Macintosh computer disks using an emergency generator.

– Before the advent of the Winter Olympics in 1924, men’s, women’s and pairs figure skating events were part of the programs for the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. Ice hockey also made its Olympic debut at the 1920 Summer Games.

– Voleyball was invented by William George Morgan of Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1895.

– Roger Bannister held the world record in the mile for 46 years.

Hope you all have fun with “Did You Know?” There will be more in the future.