Rich Thompson (pitcher, Born 1958)
Richard Neil Thompson (born November 1, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians () and the Montreal Expos (–). In his career, he made 77 appearances and went 3-10 with a 5.05 ERA An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth. Comp .... External links 1958 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Amherst Mammoths baseball players Cleveland Indians players Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas) alumni Major League Baseball pitchers Montreal Expos players Baseball players from New York City Winnipeg Goldeyes players Albany-Colonie Yankees players American expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Baseball players from Massachusetts Batavia Trojans players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Cha ...
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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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