First Use of Sptball

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Bob Tholkes RIM Tabulation

Awaiting Review
Date October 1869
Location Baltimore, MD, United States
Description

"Bobby Mathews' use of the spitter in 1868 is the
earliest reported, according to both Thorn & Holway,
The Pitcher (1987/88) and James & Neyer, The
Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers (2004).

The authors of both books use an eyewitness account by
Alphonse Martin in 1931, which I know only secondhand.
I believe Martin's account is mixed up and refers to
Maryland-Eckford matches of Oct 6-7, 1869" 

Sources

19cbb post by Paul Wendt, Dec. 20, 2004

Submitted by Bob Tholkes
Submission Note 2/12/2015



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