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Tom Brown (pitcher)
Thomas Dale Brown (born August 10, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (). He was originally signed by the Kansas City Royals in and signed with the Mariners in . He is currently the pitching coach for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He graduated from Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana, Monroe. External links , oPura Pelota 1949 births Living people Baseball players from Lafayette, Louisiana Baton Rouge Cougars players Bradenton Explorers players Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Columbus Astros players Knoxville Blue Jays players Major League Baseball pitchers San Jose Missions players Seattle Mariners players Baseball players from Monroe, Louisiana Syracuse Chiefs players Tacoma Tugs players Tucson Toros players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1940s-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] |
