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  2. First-pitch strike - Wikipedia

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    In Burley's study, he used stats from the 2003 MLB season. He found that when a pitcher throws a strike on the first pitch of the at bat, hitters collected a .261 batting average. But if the first pitch was a ball, their batting average jumped to .280, a substantial difference.

  3. Fastball - Wikipedia

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    The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball. Its distinctive feature is its high speed. "Power pitchers," such as former major leaguers Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, relied on the speed, often exceeding 100mph, and movement of their fastballs to prevent the ball from being hit. [1]

  4. List of Major League Baseball single-season records - Wikipedia

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    1.4744 1937 [11] Most walks Barry Bonds 232 2004 [12] Most strikeouts Mark Reynolds: 223 2009: Most extra base hits Babe Ruth: 119 1921 [13] Most total bases Babe Ruth 457 1921 [14] Consecutive game hitting streak Joe DiMaggio: 56 1941: Most at-bats Jimmy Rollins: 716 2007 [15]

  5. Are sliders destined to overtake fastballs as baseball's ...

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    Last season, MLB hitters managed a .212/.265/.355 batting line against sliders and sweepers, whiffing on 34.2% of their swings. Against fastballs, their line was .262/.346/.425, and they whiffed ...

  6. List of Major League Baseball career strikeouts by batters ...

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    Reggie Jackson, the all-time leader in strikeouts by a batter This list is for batters. For career strikeouts by pitchers, see List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders. In baseball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat.

  7. List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders

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    This is a list of the top 100 Major League Baseball pitchers who have the most hit batsmen of all time. Gus Weyhing (277) [1] [2] holds the dubious record for most hit batsmen in a career. Chick Fraser (219), [3] Pink Hawley (210), [4] and Walter Johnson (205) [5] are the only other pitchers to hit 200 or more batters in their careers.

  8. The pitcher who was struck by lightning and still finished ...

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    Nearly 20,000 different men have called themselves Major League Baseball players since the inception of the league, and the vast majority have been entirely forgotten in the immensity of the sport ...

  9. List of Major League Baseball record breakers by season

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    The following is a list of records for a game, season, or career that were broken in each Major League Baseball season by players, teams, or others. This does not include dates when additional stats were recorded by the same player above one's own record set (unless broken by someone else in between) or records by a team that do not lead the majors.

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