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Jim Weaver (left-handed Pitcher)
James Brian Weaver (born February 19, 1939), nicknamed "Fluff", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons, and , for the California Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha .... Sources Major League Baseball pitchers California Angels players Cocoa Indians players Burlington Indians players (1958–1964) Reading Indians players Mobile Bears players Salt Lake City Bees players Portland Beavers players Oklahoma City 89ers players Seattle Angels players El Paso Sun Kings players Hawaii Islanders players Elmira Pioneers players Baseball players from Pennsylvania 1939 births Living people Sportspeople from Lancaster, Pennsylvania American expatriate baseball players in Nicaragua {{US-baseball-pitcher-1930s-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] |
