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Harry Matuzak
Harry George Matuzak (January 27, 1910 – November 16, 1978) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1934, 1936) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled an 0–4 record, with a 5.77 earned run average, and 35 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched. He was born in Omer, Michigan and died in Fairhope, Alabama Fairhope is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, located on the eastern shoreline of Mobile Bay. The 2020 Census lists the population of the city as 22,477. Fairhope is a principal city of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolita ... at the age of 68. External links 1910 births 1978 deaths Philadelphia Athletics players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Michigan Oklahoma City Indians players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Albany Senators players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Memphis Chickasaws players Montreal Royals players Birmingh ... [...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] |
