In baseball and softball,the curveball is a type of pitch thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball,causing it to dive as it approaches the plate. Varieties of curveball include the 12–6 curveball,power curveball,and the knuckle curve. Its close relatives are the slider and the slurve. The "curve" of the ball varies from pitcher to pitcher.
William Arthur "Candy" Cummings was an American professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players,and National League. Cummings is widely credited with inventing the curveball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
The Hartfords were a 19th-century baseball team. The team was based in Hartford,Connecticut.
Midre Almeric Cummings is an American former professional baseball outfielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1993-1997),Philadelphia Phillies (1997),Boston Red Sox,Minnesota Twins (1999-2000),Arizona Diamondbacks (2001),Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004),and Baltimore Orioles (2005). He spent 2006 with the La New Bears of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1872 throughout the world.
The 1999 Minnesota Twins season was the 39th season for the franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota,their eighteen season at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the 99th overall in the American League. They began their season on a positive note,with Brad Radke getting the win in a 6–1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. However,they finished the season in last place,with a 63–97 record.
In baseball statistics,bases on balls per nine innings pitched or walks per nine innings is the average number of bases on balls,given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by multiplying the number of bases on balls allowed by nine,and dividing by the number of innings pitched. It is a measure of the bases on balls ability of a pitcher.
The Minnesota Twins complied a record of 69–93 during the 2000 Major League Baseball season. It was the team's last of a consecutive string record of eight losing seasons and it was characterized with weak hitting but slightly better pitching. The team was managed by Tom Kelly and contained the nucleus of future manager Ron Gardenhire's team that would reach the postseason only two years later.
Coming off a World Series victory,the 1992 Minnesota Twins continued the team's winning spree. The team finished in second place to the Oakland Athletics and did not make it to the postseason. This would be the team's last winning season until 2001.
Fredrick Elroy Goldsmith was a right-handed pitcher in 19th-century professional baseball in both the U.S. and Canada. In his prime,Goldsmith was six-foot-one-inch tall and weighed 195 pounds.
The 1990 Minnesota Twins,three years after their World Series title in 1987,fell to the bottom of the American League West once again. However,the season was not completely bad,as there were some bright spots that included pitchers Rick Aguilera and Scott Erickson. Aguilera was converted from a starter to a closer and recorded 32 saves,while Erickson was promoted to the Twins in June from the team's AA affiliate and went 8-4 with a 3.27 ERA.
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The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks,in their fourth year of existence,looked to improve on their 2000 season. They had to contend in what was a strong National League West.
The 1999 Boston Red Sox season was the 99th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 94 wins and 68 losses,four games behind the New York Yankees,who went on to win the World Series. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card,and defeated the American League Central champion Cleveland Indians in the ALDS. The Red Sox then lost to the Yankees in the ALCS.
The 2000 Boston Red Sox season was the 100th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished second in the American League East with a record of 85 wins and 77 losses,2+1⁄2 games behind the New York Yankees,who went on to win the 2000 World Series. The Red Sox did not qualify for the postseason,as the AL wild card went to the Seattle Mariners,who had finished second in the American League West with a record of 91–71.
The 1996 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 107th for the franchise in Major League Baseball,and their 39th season in Los Angeles,California. The Dodgers were atop the standings for a substantial part of the season,albeit under two managers. Longtime manager Tommy Lasorda suffered a heart attack in late June and had to step down. Bill Russell,Lasorda's bench coach and a former Dodger player,was chosen to manage the rest of the season.
The 1992 Major League Baseball season was the 111th season in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates and their 106th in the National League. This was their 23rd season at Three Rivers Stadium. For the third consecutive season,the Pirates won the National League East title with a record of 96–66. They were defeated four games to three by the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. The Pirates would not have another winning season or postseason berth again until 2013. As of 2023 this is the Pirates' most recent division title,making it the longest such active drought in Major League Baseball.
Steven Brent Cummings is an American former professional baseball player. A pitcher,Cummings played Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1990 with the Toronto Blue Jays.
The 1990 Cleveland Indians season was the 90th season for the franchise.
The 1939 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 17 to October 8,1939. The Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees were the regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The Yankees then defeated the Reds in the World Series,four games to zero. The Yankees became the first team to win the World Series four years in a row.
