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McLain is one of only six teenaged pitchers to hit a major-league home run since 1920, a list that includes Hall-of-Famers Don Drysdale and Jim Palmer. [4] McLain began the 1964 season with the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League, but was called back to the major leagues in early June and ended the season with a won-loss record of 4–5 ...
Major similarities between the AAGPBL and baseball included nine player teams and the use of a pitcher's mound (softball pitchers throw from flat ground). By 1948, the ball had shrunk to 10 3 ⁄ 8 inches, overhand pitching was allowed, and the mound was moved back to 50 feet. Over the history of the league, the rules continued to gradually ...
Burleigh Arland Grimes (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player and manager, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. [1] [2] [3] Grimes made the most of this advantage, as well as his unshaven, menacing presence on the mound, which earned him the nickname "Ol' Stubblebeard."
Trever Baumler is back on the pitcher's mound and dominating for Dowling Catholic. Gannett. Tommy Birch, Des Moines Register. June 24, 2024 at 4:03 AM.
Jason Derik Isringhausen (/ ˈ ɪ z r ɪ ŋ h aʊ z ɪ n / born September 7, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 through 2012 for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Washington Nationals (2011) Los Angeles Dodgers (2012) Justin Todd Coffey (born September 9, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was born in Forest City, North Carolina.
His night was over. On Saturday, the Mets officially placed Senga on the 15-day injured list, and manager Carlos Mendoza said an MRI revealed a "high grade" strain of Senga's calf. Mendoza said ...
Gradually, the raised mound was developed, somewhat returning the advantage to the pitchers. From 1893 to 1950, a stipulation was added that the mound be no more than 15 inches above the field. [20] Before the mid-20th century, it was common for baseball fields to include a dirt pathway between the pitcher's mound and home plate.