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Bill Bayne
William Lear "Beverly" Bayne (April 18, 1899 – May 22, 1981) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox between 1919 and 1930. Bayne batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In a nine-season career, Bayne posted a 31–32 record with 259 strikeouts and a 4.84 earned run average in 662.0 innings pitched. As a hitter, Bayne was better than average, posting a .290 batting average (62-for-214) with 24 runs, 1 home run and 13 RBI in 199 games pitched. Bayne died in St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ..., at the age of 82. External links Baseball Library* Boston Red Sox players Cleveland Indians players St. Louis Browns players Major League Base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Central Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
