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  2. Pinch runner - Wikipedia

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    A pinch runner is not credited with a game played for the purpose of consecutive-game playing streaks, per the Official Rules used by Major League Baseball (MLB). [3] For example, in May 1984, Alfredo Griffin of the Toronto Blue Jays scored the winning run in a game, yet his consecutive game streak ended as he appeared only as a pinch runner.

  3. History of basketball - Wikipedia

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    Hoops: A Cultural History of Basketball in America (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022) online. APPLIN, ALBERT GAMMON, II."FROM MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY TO THE MARKET PLACE: THE HISTORY OF MEN'S AND BOY'S BASKETBALL IN THE UNITED STATES, 1891-1957" (PhD dissertation, University of Massachusetts Amherst; ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1982. 8210291).

  4. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

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    References 0–9 2-for-1 A strategy used within the last minute of a period or quarter, in which the team with possession times its shot to ensure that it will regain possession with enough time to shoot again before time runs out. Applicable in competitions that use a shot clock (all except NFHS in most US states). 3-and-D Any player, typically not a star, who specializes mainly in three ...

  5. Mel Ingram - Wikipedia

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    Ingram played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1929 as a pinch runner in 3 games. Ingram was born in Asheville, North Carolina and died in Medford, Oregon. He attended Gonzaga University from 1925 to 1929 where he played football, basketball, baseball and also ran track. He lettered in all four sports - resulting in 15 of 16 total letters in his ...

  6. Herb Washington - Wikipedia

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    The Athletics had also acquired a second pinch running specialist, Matt Alexander, just before Washington's release. Washington played in 105 MLB games without batting, pitching, or fielding, playing exclusively as a pinch runner. [7] He had 31 stolen bases in 48 attempts and scored 33 runs during his short career.

  7. Basketball moves - Wikipedia

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    A pump fake (also called a shot fake) is a feigned attempt at a jump shot, restrained before the feet leave the ground. The pump fake is a fundamental move in basketball, used to cause defenders to jump (known in basketball slang as "lifting" the defender) or be shifted off-balance.

  8. Half-court shot - Wikipedia

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    The record for most half-court shots made in a single NBA season (by all NBA players combined) was set in the 2014 season at 13. The longest successful shot in NBA history was 89 feet (27 m) by Baron Davis on February 17, 2001. He shot it with 0.7 seconds remaining in the third quarter as a defender closely guarded him.

  9. Pick and roll - Wikipedia

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    Trevor Booker sets a "screen" on Tony Parker for Kirk Hinrich. The pick and roll (also called a ball screen or screen and roll) in basketball is an offensive play in which a player sets a screen (pick) for a teammate handling the ball and then moves toward the basket (rolls) to receive a pass.