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1872.9 Innovator Harry Wright's Custom on Called Strikes
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"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."
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Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 20, 1872
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
Query:
Wright even passed on meatballs down the middle? Is that smart?
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1872