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Rube Washington
Harry "Rube" Washington was an American Negro league pitcher between 1908 and 1911. Washington made his Negro leagues debut in 1908 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and went on to play for the Cuban Stars (West), Kansas City Giants and Kansas City Royal Giants. In 13 recorded career appearances on the mound, he posted a 3.46 ERA over 96.1 innings. References External links *Baseball statistics and player information froBaseball-Reference Black Baseball StatsanSeamheads Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Cuban Stars (West) players Indianapolis ABCs players Kansas City Giants players Kansas City Royal Giants players {{negro-league-baseball-bio-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] |
