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Word: pitcher (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...pitchers in those days fired the ball underhand, standing only 45 feet from the plate. A "cross-fire" was created by the pitcher moving along a six-foot painted strip from which he made his delivery. In short, before Thayer's brainstorm the lot of the backstop was "nasty, brutish, and short...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: How Harvard Invented the Tools of Ignorance | 4/24/1979 | See Source »

Tyng teamed up with ace pitcher H.C. Ernst to form one of the greatest batteries in Crimson baseball history. Ernst, who in 1876 had twirled the first no-hitter ever by a Harvard pitcher, was adept at throwing the curve. The pitch had been developed by W. Arthur Cummings of the Stars of Brooklyn team...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: How Harvard Invented the Tools of Ignorance | 4/24/1979 | See Source »

...cold pitcher all year. McOsker was definitely on the warm side yesterday, as he quelled the rally in the third and gave up just one unearned run the rest of the way en route to his first...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Huskies Bark Back for Twinbill Split | 4/18/1979 | See Source »

...best possible angle on that play." Fuchs said after the game. "I was blocked out when the pitcher (Stewart) came down the line to cover, but I called it the way it looked. You know, you only get one chance in this game, not three," he added...

Author: By Bill Scheft, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Tigers Upset Batsmen in Extra Innings | 4/7/1979 | See Source »

...HOUSTON--J.R. Richard is one great pitcher, but the team has a lot of holes...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: The Big League Pennant Fights Open This Week | 4/3/1979 | See Source »

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