Ossie Brown
Ossie Brown is an American former Negro league pitcher who played in the 1930s. Brown made his Negro leagues debut in 1935 with the Chicago American Giants and played for Chicago again the following season. He went on to play for the New Orleans–St. Louis Stars in 1939. References External links anBaseball-Reference Black Baseball statsanSeamheads
Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Possibly living people Chicago American Giants players New Orleans–St. Louis Stars players Baseball pitchers {{negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub ...
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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 ...
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