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|Comment=<p><span>Richard Hershberger, 8/19/2022:</span></p> | |Comment=<p><span>Richard Hershberger, 8/19/2022:</span></p> | ||
<p><span><em>150 years ago today in baseball</em>: "Boston at Cleveland, winning 12-7. This is the last gasp of the Cleveland team, but what interests me is this tidbit about Harry Wright's batting strategy, not swinging until the umpire calls a strike. This will later become a common approach. This is the earliest mention of it I know, making Harry a forward thinker in yet another area of baseball."</span></p> | <p><span><em>150 years ago today in baseball</em>: "Boston at Cleveland, winning 12-7. This is the last gasp of the Cleveland team, but what interests me is this tidbit about Harry Wright's batting strategy, not swinging until the umpire calls a strike. This will later become a common approach. This is the earliest mention of it I know, making Harry a forward thinker in yet another area of baseball."</span></p> | ||
<p><span>For Richard's 2014 summary of the called rules, see </span></p> | |||
<p><span>https://protoball.org/Called_Pitches </span></p> | |||
|Query=<p>Wright even passed on meatballs down the middle? Is that smart?</p> | |Query=<p>Wright even passed on meatballs down the middle? Is that smart?</p> | ||
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Innovator Harry Wright's Custom on Called Strikes
| Salience | Peripheral |
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| Tags | Pro ClubsPro Clubs |
| Location | ClevelandCleveland |
| City/State/Country: | Cleveland, OH, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | "Harry Wright went to bat and waited, as is his custom, until the umpire, Mr. Hanna, reminded him of his duty by calling a strike." |
| Sources | Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 20, 1872 |
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| Comment | Richard Hershberger, 8/19/2022: 150 years ago today in baseball: "Boston at Cleveland, winning 12-7. This is the last gasp of the Cleveland team, but what interests me is this tidbit about Harry Wright's batting strategy, not swinging until the umpire calls a strike. This will later become a common approach. This is the earliest mention of it I know, making Harry a forward thinker in yet another area of baseball." For Richard's 2014 summary of the called rules, see Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Wright even passed on meatballs down the middle? Is that smart? Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Submission Note | FB Posting, 8/19/2022 |
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1872.9 Innovator Harry Wright's Custom on Called Strikes"
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