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Herlen Ragland
Herlen Ragland (February 2, 1896 – August 12, 1960) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s. A native of Buffalo Valley, Putnam County, Tennessee, Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, Ragland made his Negro leagues debut in 1920 with the Dayton Marcos and Indianapolis ABCs. The following season, he played for the Columbus Buckeyes (Negro leagues), Columbus Buckeyes during the team's only season in the Negro National League (1920–1931), Negro National League. Ragland died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1960 at age 64. He is also listed in some sources as "Clifton Ragland." References External links anBaseball-Reference Black Baseball statsanSeamheads 1896 births 1960 deaths Columbus Buckeyes (Negro leagues) players Dayton Marcos players Indianapolis ABCs players 20th-century African-American sportspeople Baseball pitchers {{Negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...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] |
