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Outfielders often use the sound of bat-meeting-ball as a clue to how far a ball has been hit. As physicist Robert Adair has written, "When a baseball is hit straight at an outfielder he cannot quickly judge the angle of ascent and the distance the ball will travel. If he waits until the trajectory is well defined, he has waited too long and ...
The first letters of these words spell out "Happy April Fools' Day—a(h) fib". [3] Despite this clue and the obvious absurdity of the article, many people believed Finch actually existed. The magazine printed a much smaller article in the following April 8 issue announcing Finch's retirement. It then announced it was a hoax on April 15.
G One player, Kid Gleason, was both a pitcher and a second baseman. H Two Phillies played as pitchers and position players; Bill Harman was both a catcher and a pitcher, and Hardie Henderson played left field in addition to pitching. L One player, Johnny Lush, was both a pitcher and a first baseman.
Two Phillies have made 30% or more of their Phillies appearances as both pitchers and position players. In addition to Edgar Smith's batting notes above, he amassed a 15.43 ERA as a pitcher, striking out two. [13] John Strike was hitless in seven plate appearances as a right fielder while amassing a 1–1 record as a pitcher. [34
Managers have also used the reverse strategy, a pitcher (other than a two-way player) playing at a fielding position, usually in the outfield. Joe Maddon, who at the time was managing the Cubs, gained attention in 2016 for playing three different pitchers in left field in a 15-inning game at the Cincinnati Reds. This is the only time that such ...
[3] [6] Dodgers starting pitchers won both of their Opening Day starts in their first home ballpark in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Clayton Kershaw 's nine Opening Day starts for the Dodgers from 2011 to 2018 and 2021 are the most ever by a Dodgers starter, two more than Don Drysdale and Don Sutton . [ 3 ]
In 1969, he went 20–13 with a 2.18 ERA, 4 shutouts, and 28 complete games. [21] On May 12, 1969, Gibson struck out three batters on nine pitches in the seventh inning of a 6–2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. [64] Gibson became the ninth National League pitcher and the 15th pitcher in Major League history to throw an immaculate inning.
Of those 2,081 Phillies, 97 have had surnames beginning with the letter R. Two of those players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: pitcher Eppa Rixey, who was a Phillie for six seasons in two different stints (1912–1917, 1919); [4] and Robin Roberts, who won 20 games during the 1950 season as the ace pitcher of the Whiz Kids. [5]