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Lester Lancaster (ice Hockey)
Lester Wayne (Les) Lancaster (born April 21, 1962) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major League Baseball, Major Leagues from 1987–1993 and later managed in the minor leagues. Along with fellow reliever Mitch Williams (baseball), Mitch Williams, Lancaster helped lead the Chicago Cubs to a surprise 1989 National League East division title. Lancaster played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and Dallas Baptist University. In 703.2 innings of work, Lancaster was 41-28, a winning percentage of .594 with an Earned run average, ERA of 4.05. He was a good fielding pitcher, committing only one error in 139 total chances for a .993 fielding percentage. External links 1962 births Adirondack Lumberjacks players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Arkansas Razorbacks baseball players Baseball players from Dallas Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Chicago Cubs players Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball players Detroit Tigers players G ... [...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] |
