Stu Flythe
Stuart McGuire Flythe (December 5, 1911 – October 18, 1963) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. He attended North Carolina State College, where he played college baseball College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. In comparison to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a smaller role in developing professional p ... for the Wolfpack. References External links Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Athletics players NC State Wolfpack baseball players Baseball players from North Carolina 1911 births 1963 deaths New Bern Bears players People from Northampton County, North Carolina Portsmouth Cubs players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-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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