And no player wants to wear the number 13. It is said that superstitions have been a part of sports since their beginning. Players and fans alike have their ways of avoiding bad luck.
Some superstitions are stranger than others.
Baseball pitcher Turk Wendell brushes his teeth and chews licorice between every inning. Here are some other common superstitions. Baseball Spitting into your hand before picking up the bat is said to bring good luck. A wad of gum stuck on a player's hat brings good luck. It is bad luck if a dog walks across the diamond before the first pitch.