`` When Mickey went to the Yankees '', says Mark Freeman, an ex-Yankee pitcher who sells mutual funds in Denver, `` DiMaggio still was playing and every day Mickey would go by his locker, just aching for some word of encouragement from this great man, this hero of his.

* SVO — Save opportunity: When a pitcher 1 ) enters the game with a lead of three or fewer runs and pitches at least one inning, 2 ) enters the game with the potential tying run on base, at bat, or on deck, or 3 ) pitches three or more innings with a lead and is credited with a save by the official scorer

When pitchers are changed in the middle of an inning, and one or more errors have already occurred, it is possible to have a run charged as earned against a specific pitcher, but unearned to the team.

When a pitching change occurs, the new pitcher is said to " inherit " any runners that are on base at the time, and if they later score, those runs are charged ( earned or unearned ) to the prior pitcher.

When the season ended, he posted a 1. 26 ERA, which gave him not only the lowest in his career, but also gave him a Major League record of being the oldest pitcher with 150 + innings pitched to post a season ERA under 1. 50.

When that season ended, Short dealt his best starting pitcher and the left side of his infield to the Detroit Tigers for erstwhile 30-game-winner Denny McLain, who had spent most of the 1970 campaign suspended because of gambling allegations.

When that moment came, after pitcher Mike Torrez caught a pop-up for the game's final out, Jackson started running at top speed off the field, actually body checking past some of these fans filling the playing field in the manner of a football linebacker.

When Boston lost a number of games due to bullpen failures, Little reverted to a traditional closer approach and moved Byung-Hyun Kim from being a starting pitcher to a closer.

When Cleveland pitcher Gaylord Perry won the American League Cy Young Award in, he gave Fosse credit for his success saying ," I've got to split it up and give part -- a big part-to my catcher, Ray Fosse.

When he re-signed with the Cubs as a free agent the following year, his contract briefly made him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball.

When the Milwaukee Brewers moved from the American League to the NL in 1998, the Brewers no longer used the DH on a regular basis ; thus, as also usually happens when a minor-league pitcher joins an NL team, their pitchers needed to take batting practice.

When the decision to remove a pitcher is made, the manager may also elect to double switch, delaying the new pitcher's turn at bat.

When Richardson was 13, his parents sent him to Massachusetts to attend a preparatory school, Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, where he played baseball as a pitcher.

When the game resumed the following day, Johnson stepped in as the new pitcher and racked up 16 strikeouts in 7 innings, technically setting the record for the most strikeouts in a relief stint.

When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher.

When throwing a slider the pitcher should create a " dot " on the baseball.

When the pitcher comes " around " the ball the pitcher puts extra tension on his pitching arm to throw that pitch.

Leo Mazzone states: " When a pitcher throws his best fastball, he puts more in it ; the changeup is such that one throws something other than his best fastball.

" When thrown, the pitcher must emphasize the downward pull of the pitch at the end of his motion.

When thrown by a right-handed pitcher, a screwball breaks from left to right from the point of view of the pitcher ; the pitch therefore moves down and in on a right-handed batter and down and away from a left-handed batter.

When thrown by a left-handed pitcher, a screwball breaks from right to left, moving down and in on a left-handed batter and down and away from a right-handed batter.

When Roger Eugene Maris, Mantle's muscular teammate, powers four home runs in a double-header, his performance merits awe.

When Michael Morton adapted Roger Ackroyd for the stage, he removed the character of Caroline replacing her with a young girl.

In 2012 he released a Byrds-tribute song, " When Roger Was Jim ".

When the United States entered World War I, Eastman organized with Roger Baldwin and Norman Thomas the National Civil Liberties Bureau to protect conscientious objectors, or in her words: " To maintain something over here that will be worth coming back to when the weary war is over.

When Roger C. Field, a friend, suggested to him in 1991 that he record and perform with a female singer he did so with Suzy Bogguss.

When the Beano was revamped on 8th August 2012 Appleby started drawing Roger again and Roger's parents were made younger.

" When Roger Blin asked him who or what Godot stood for, Beckett replied that it suggested itself to him by the slang word for boot in French, godillot, godasse because feet play such a prominent role in the play.

When Roger and Mary Williams arrived at Boston on February 5, 1631, he was welcomed and almost immediately invited to become the Teacher ( assistant minister ) in the Boston church to officiate while Rev.

When Isabella's retinue — loyal to Edward, and ordered back to England by Isabella — returned to the English Court on 23 December, they brought further shocking news for the king: Isabella had formed a liaison with Roger Mortimer in Paris and they were now plotting an invasion of England.

When he was only seventeen years old, he led a coup against the de facto ruler of the country, his mother's consort Roger Mortimer, and began his personal reign.

When Siskel died in 1999, the producers retitled the show Roger Ebert & the Movies with rotating co-hosts.

When Roger de Corcella died, sometime before or around 1100, the land passed to the Malets, a very prominent Norman family, who caused their name to be added to that of the settlement ( and also of another of their holdings, Curi – now Curry Mallet ).

When the two English ambassadors present at court, Thomas Magnus and Roger Radclyff, objected that she should not attack her lawful husband she responded in anger, telling them to " go home and not meddle with Scottish matters.

When the film was released, film critic Roger Ebert lauded the film, writing, " The Hospital is a better movie than you may have been led to believe.

When the station format changed to " beautiful music ," Smith became known as " Roger Gordon and Music in Good Taste.

When Roger I, Count of Sicily, died in 1101, his young son, Simon of Hauteville, became Count, with his mother Adelaide del Vasto as regent.

When William II of Apulia died childless in July 1127, Roger claimed all Hauteville family possessions in the peninsula as well as the overlordship of the Principality of Capua, which had been nominally given to Apulia almost thirty years earlier.

When she died, rumors flew that Roger had died as well, as his grief had made him a recluse.

( When Roger knew he was dying, though, he did nothing to rewrite his will, which means that his literary executor is a family member from whom he was somewhat estranged -- not someone who would have kept Roger's wishes paramount.

When we consider the influence that Adelard had on the study of philosophy, we see his ideas most notably manifested in the later works of Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon.

When he gets home, Roger prepares a glass of champagne with the new potion.

Roger-Dora's father. A mobster who runs a successful drug ring selling cocaine. When Dora's mother tried to take full custody over her, Roger killed her.

When Edwin's lands were confiscated by the William the Conqueror, the village was granted to Roger de Mowbray who then passed the Manor to his friend, William de Tykhill, a former Warden of Foss Bridge.

When Edwin's lands were confiscated by the William the Conqueror, the village was granted to Roger de Mowbray who then passed the Manor to his friend, William de Tykhill, a former Warden of Foss Bridge.