1872.9

Innovator Harry Wright's Custom on Called Strikes

Salience	Peripheral
Tags	Pro ClubsPro Clubs
Location	ClevelandCleveland
City/State/Country:	Cleveland, OH, United States
Modern Address
Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
Holiday
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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 https://protoball.org/Called_Pitches 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
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Submission Note	FB Posting, 8/19/2022
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