Pitchers, though, were not afraid to walk him to get to the 33-year-old Foxx, and after that the 34-year-old Joe Cronin, the player-manager.

Pitchers like Fifty Dela Hunt, Charlie Johnson, Einar Erickson, and Jessie Schwartz were some of the hired players, who were paid about $ 25 per game.

Pitchers were expected to complete games they started.

Pitchers Tim Stauffer, Cesar Carrillo and Mat Latos were promoted to the Padres after performing well at the Double-A level, though Stauffer and Carrillo both spent a few weeks at the Triple-A level before moving on to the Majors.

Pitchers Simon Castro, Wynn Pelzer, Craig Italiano and Evan Scribner were selected to represent the Missions along with catcher Luis Martinez, first baseman Matt Clark and outfielder Cedric Hunter.

Pitchers Early Wynn ( 23 – 11, 2. 73 ERA ) and Bob Lemon ( 23 – 7, 2. 72 ERA ) were in top form, with solid contributions from Mike Garcia ( 19 – 8, 2. 64 ) and Art Houtterman ( 15 – 7, 3. 35 ).

Pitchers were produced in a range of sizes from cream pitchers to large milk pitchers, as well as small coffeepots and teapots.

Pitchers have been named Series MVP twenty-six times ; four of them were relief pitchers.

* Pitchers who retired 27 consecutive batters or more over a span of two or more games Baseball Prospectus article by Keith Woolner on " hidden " perfect games ( also see the follow-up )

The ' 07 season for Mussina and Mets ' pitcher Tom Glavine was the subject of a 2008 book by John Feinstein, Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember, showcasing a pivotal season for two New York City pitchers as Mussina nailed down milestone career win # 250 with the Yankees and Glavine earned win # 300 with the cross-town Mets.

Pitchers are not judged by this standard, since their specialized work and infrequent batting does not require as much hitting competence.

Pitchers vary in pitching speed, and the amount by which the player can steer the ball left and right during its flight.

* Pitchers who start on the Sunday before the game break will be replaced on the roster, but will still be recognized as All-Stars.

Pitchers often select pitches that make a double play more likely ( typically a pitch easily hit as a ground ball to a middle infielder ) and teams on defense alter infield positions to make a ground ball more likely to be turned into a double play.

* Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches

* Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches

Pitchers usually get the highest contracts for gloves because their glove is shown on television more frequently than other gloves.

* Pitchers ' gloves usually have a closed, opaque webbing to allow pitchers to conceal their grip on the ball ( which, in part, determines the behavior of the pitch in flight ) from the batter.

" Pitchers poison " is a variant that allows fielders to throw the ball to the pitcher standing on the mound instead of throwing it to a first basemen.

Pitchers induce more ground outs, fly outs, or strikeouts, depending on the style of pitch.

Pitchers often marked the ball, scuffed it, spat on it, or did anything else they could to gain an advantage over the ball's motion.

The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association ( NHPA ), the recognized governing body of the sport of horseshoe pitching in the United States, maintains an up-to-date set of rules, guidelines and specifications for the game on their website.

* Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches

* Living on the Black: Two Pitchers, Two Teams, One Season to Remember: A look at the seasons of two veteran pitchers, Mike Mussina of the New York Yankees and Tom Glavine of the New York Mets, as they chase success and another World Series in their long careers.

* Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches

Pitchers who use the sinker tend to rely on it heavily and do not need to change pitch speeds as much as other pitchers do because the sinking action induces weak bat contact.

* Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches

* Pitchers mound, the raised surface on a baseball diamond from which pitches are thrown towards home plate

Pitchers on Duncan's staffs have won four Cy Young Awards: LaMarr Hoyt in ; Bob Welch in ; Dennis Eckersley in ; and Chris Carpenter in.

* Pitchers who have struck out three batters on nine pitches

In the book The Neyer / James Guide to Pitchers, sports journalist Rob Neyer wrote that the speed with which pitchers like Cy Young, Amos Rusie, and Jouett Meekin threw was the impetus that caused the move.

* The Neyer / James Guide to Pitchers ( 2004, with co-author Rob Neyer )

Pitchers who can throw a curveball completely over handed with the arm slot more or less vertical will have a curveball that will break straight downwards.

Pitchers who throw their curveballs with the arm slot at an angle will throw a curveball that breaks down and toward the pitcher's off-hand.

Pitchers such as Greg Maddux, Bob Stanley and Eddie Guardado are notable for having success at the major league levels with two-seam fastballs in the mid 80s.

Pitchers with smaller hands will only place the index finger slightly to the inside ( that is, towards the thumb ) of the ball.

Pitchers with more confidence in their ability to eliminate batters directly via strikeouts or flyouts use fewer pickoff attempts.

Pitchers grumble about lively balls and lively bats, the shrinking strike zone, and the fact that the knock-down pitch is now illegal.

Pitchers dominated the game in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Pitchers Carl Pavano and Armando Benitez turned in record-setting performances.

Pitchers such as McLain and Gibson among others dominated hitters, producing 339 shutouts in 1968.

Pitchers Jim Hughey ( 4 – 30 ) and Charlie Knepper ( 4 – 22 ) tied for the team lead in wins.

Pitchers want to throw as many strikeouts as possible, while batters attempt to minimize striking out themselves.

Pitchers could no longer throw 400 innings in a season, as the home run meant a run could be scored at any time.

Pitching like a Pro: A Guide for Young Pitchers and Their Coaches, Little League through High School.

" The Neyer / James Guide to Pitchers.

Pitchers throw a variety of pitches, each of which has a slightly different velocity, trajectory, movement, hand position, wrist position and / or arm angle.

Pitchers threw underhand windmill, like in softball, and the distance between bases was 65 feet, five feet longer than in softball but 25 feet shorter than in baseball.

Crisman was born 1919 in Washington, the only child of Fred Crisman and his wife Eva Pitchers, both from Iowa.

Pitchers throw a variety of pitches, each one of which has a slightly different velocity, trajectory, movement and / or arm angle.