Walt Doan
Walter Rudolph Doan (March 12, 1887 – October 19, 1935) was a professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Naps during parts of the 1909 Cleveland Naps season, 1909 and 1910 Cleveland Naps season, 1910 seasons. In his career, Doan pitched 22.2 innings and posted a 5.56 Earned run average, ERA. References

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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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