Sentences with phrase «career as a pitcher»

his third pro season, Leo slipped and fell on a soda bottle outside a ballpark in Binghamton, N.Y., and slashed off the tip of his right index finger, ending his career as a pitcher.

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George Herman «Babe» Ruth was a star pitcher in his early career but achieved his fame as «The Sultan of Swat» by hitting 714 home runs and driving in 2,213 runs in 22 seasons between 1914 and 1935.

It's about to begin, his career as New York's ace, asthe highest - paid pitcher in history, as the latest move by baseball's big - moneyfranchise to regain its primacy.

The honor goes to Brave pitcher Charlie Leibrandt, who, after striking out the 1,000 th batter of his career on Aug. 29, rolled the ball to the Atlanta dugout so that he could keep the ball as a souvenir.

As the baseball world reacts to the loss of a great pitcher and an even better person, many are also remembering the heights he reached during his career.

He's made 96 starts in his career, which is about as many as a healthy starting pitcher will make over three full seasons.

Jaret Wright had washed out as an effective pitcher due to shoulder problems in the late - 1990s; but he washed ashore in Atlanta and in 2004 made 32 starts, won 15, and posted a 3.28 ERA — all career - bests.

The right - hander, who turns 30 in February, won't get to hit as often with the designated hitter in the American League, but Gallardo is the active leader among pitchers with 12 career home runs.

His 200 or more strikeouts in nine consecutive seasons is a major league record, as is his 2.48 career earned run average among pitchers who have worked at least 2,000 innings.

As for Ramirez, while he hasn't been known for his home run swing, he also has never been in the position he's in now: he's spent his entire career playing in pitcher - friendly parks, and almost entirely as a shortstoAs for Ramirez, while he hasn't been known for his home run swing, he also has never been in the position he's in now: he's spent his entire career playing in pitcher - friendly parks, and almost entirely as a shortstoas a shortstop.

A starting pitcher for all of his minor league career, he served as a relief pitcher for all of 2004 and 2005 before the Phillies attempted to convert him back to a starter in 2006.

Like Maisano and Pitcher, Usher sees the Jupiter scene in Cymbeline as a response to Galileo's discovery — but he takes «Shakespearian science» much further, arguing that examples of the playwright's scientific knowledge can be found in works spanning his entire career.

A former expert baseball pitcher, who after an up and down career is compelled to come back to the place where he grew up and middle - school in Shelby, North Carolina, as a substitute physical education instructor