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Strikeout Looking
In baseball or softball, a strikeout looking is a strikeout in which the batting (baseball), batter does not swing on their third strike zone, strike called by the umpire. In baseball scorekeeping, scorekeeping, strikeouts are a baseball statistic, statistic denoted by the initial "K", with strikeouts looking being sometimes denoted by an inverted K ("ꓘ"). As the pitcher (baseball), pitcher strikes out the batter looking, it can also be said that the batter was "caught looking". History and analysis The letter "K" was chosen to denote strikeouts by baseball writer Henry Chadwick (writer), Henry Chadwick, who first used it in 1859 in his box score (baseball), box scores, which he is also credited with creating. Chadwick had already chosen "S" to denote a Sacrifice bunt, sacrifice in his baseball scorekeeping, scorekeeping, so he opted to use "K", as it was the final letter in "struck", which was the common way to refer to a batter being out after three Strike zone, strikes. Speakin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch (baseball), plays, with each play beginning when a player on the fielding team (baseball), fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a Baseball (ball), ball that a player on the batting team (baseball), batting team, called the Batter (baseball), batter, tries to hit with a baseball bat, bat. The objective of the offensive team (batting team) is to hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players, allowing its players to run the Base (baseball), bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called "Run (baseball), runs". The objective of the defensive team (referred to as the fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming Base running, runners, and to prevent runners base running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Baseball Hall Of Fame
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by a private foundation. It serves as the central collection and gathering space for the history of baseball in the United States displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, honoring those who have excelled in baseball positions, playing, manager (baseball), managing, and serving the sport. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations". Cooperstown is often used as shorthand (or a Metonymy, metonym) for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The museum also established and manages the process for honorees into the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was established in 1939 by Stephen Carlton Clark, an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Clark sought to bring tourists to the village hurt by the Great Depression, which reduced the local tourist trade, and Prohibition in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Baseball Terms
This is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, along with their definitions, including illustrative examples for many entries. 0–9 0 :"Oh and ..." See count. 1 The number 1 in baseball refers to the pitcher's position, a shorthand call for throwing to first, a single hit, and a fastball sign. 1-2-3 inning :An inning in which a pitcher faces only three batters and none safely reaches a base. "Three up, three down." 1-2-3 double play :A double play in which the pitcher (1) fields a batted ball and throws home to the catcher (2), who retires a runner advancing from third. The catcher then throws to the first baseman (3) to force out the batter. These almost always happen with the bases loaded. 1-6-3 double play :The pitcher (1) fields a batted ball and throws to the shortstop (6) to force out a runner advancing to second. The shortstop then throws to the first baseman (3) to force out th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoan Moncada
Yoan is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Yoan Capote (born 1977), Cuban sculptor *Yoan Garneau (born 1995), Quebec singer, winner of season 2 of ''La Voix'' in 2014 *Yoan Gouffran (born 1986), French footballer of Guadeloupean descent *Yoan López (born 1993), baseball player *Yoan Merlo (born 1985) a French professional player of the game ''Warcraft III'' *Yoán Moncada (born 1995), baseball player *Yoan Pablo Hernández Yoan Pablo Hernández Suárez (born October 28, 1984) is a Cuban-German former professional boxer who competed between 2005 and 2020. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the ''Ring'' magazine cruiserweight titles between 2011 ... (born 1984), Cuban professional boxer * Yoan Tisseyre (born 1989), rugby league player {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its home games at Rate Field, which is located on Chicago's South Side, Chicago, South Side. They are one of two MLB teams based in Chicago, alongside the National League (baseball), National League (NL)'s Chicago Cubs. The White Sox originated in the Western League (1885–1900), Western League, founded as the Sioux City Cornhuskers in 1894, moving to Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the St. Paul Saints, and ultimately relocating to Chicago in 1900. The Chicago White Stockings were one of the American League's eight charter Major North American professional sports teams, franchises when the AL asserted major league status in 1901. The team, which shortened its name to the White Sox in 1904, originally played their home games at South Side Park befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Major League Baseball Season
The 2018 Major League Baseball season began on March 29. The regular season ended on October 1, extended a day for List of Major League Baseball tie-breakers, tiebreaker games to decide the winners of the National League Central and National League West. The postseason began on October 2. The 2018 World Series, World Series began on October 23, and ended on October 28 with the 2018 Boston Red Sox season, Boston Red Sox defeating the 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Los Angeles Dodgers in five games to win their ninth World Series championship. The 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 89th Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held on July 17 at Nationals Park, the home of the Washington Nationals. The American League won, 8–6, in 10 innings. This was also the last season for August trade waivers. Schedule As has been the case since 2013, all teams played their four division opponents 19 times each for a total of 76 games. They played six or seven games against each of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Williams
Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 1939 to 1960; his career was interrupted by military service during World War II and the Korean War. Nicknamed "Teddy Ballgame", "the Kid", "the Splendid Splinter", and "the Thumper", Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history in addition to being the last player to hit over .400 in a season, with the exception of Josh Gibson, who hit for an average of .466 during the 1943 season of the Negro National League. Williams was a nineteen-time All-Star, a two-time recipient of the AL Most Valuable Player Award, a six-time AL batting champion, and a two-time Triple Crown winner. He finished his playing career with a .344 batting average, 521 home runs, and a 1.116 on-base plus slugging percentage, the thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Dunn
Adam Troy Dunn (born November 9, 1979), nicknamed "Big Donkey", is an American former professional baseball left fielder and first baseman. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. A two-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game, MLB All-Star, Dunn was known for his prodigious power and his high propensity to strike out. He hit 38 or more home runs in seven straight seasons, tied with Babe Ruth for the second-longest such streak in MLB history, and was 11th all-time in at bats per home run at the time of his retirement. In addition, in 2004, he hit the fourth-longest home run in MLB history, a 535-foot blast that landed in a different state. However, he ranks third on the Strikeout#Batters, all-time strikeout list, with 2,379, and still holds the American League record for most strikeouts in a single season, with 222 in 2012. Dunn's statistical profile was highly unusual for its day; he walked, struck out, or homered in nearly half his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Major League Baseball Season
The 2004 Major League Baseball season ended when the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in a four-game World Series sweep. The Red Sox championship ended an 86-year-long drought known as the Curse of the Bambino. The Red Sox were also the first team in MLB history and the third team from a major North American professional sports league ever to come back from a 3–0 postseason series deficit and win. This happened in the ALCS against the New York Yankees. The Montreal Expos would play their last season in Montreal, before relocating to Washington DC, becoming the Washington Nationals in 2005. Statistical leaders Standings American League National League Postseason 2004 was the last postseason until 2020 where both LCS went to 7 games. Bracket Note: Two teams in the same division could not meet in the division series. Managers American League National League ±hosted the MLB All Star Game Milestones The following players reached major milesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Kurkjian
Tim Kurkjian (; born December 10, 1956) is a Major League Baseball (MLB) analyst on ESPN's '' Baseball Tonight'' and '' SportsCenter''. He is also a contributor to ''ESPN The Magazine'' and '' ESPN.com''. On December 7, 2021, Kurkjian was named the recipient of the BBWAA Career Excellence Award for , presented annually by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and officially awarded during induction ceremonies for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Family and early life Kurkjian was born in Bethesda, Maryland, to Badrig "Jeff" Kurkjian, a mathematician, and Joyce "Joy" Kurkjian. Badrig's parents settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, after the Armenian genocide, while Joyce was born in England. Badrig was a statistician who earned degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, George Washington and American Universities, taught at the University of Alabama, was the chief mathematician for the United States Army Materiel Command and was a fellow with the American Statisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. , ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Major League Baseball Season
The 2013 Major League Baseball season started on March 31 with a Sunday night game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros.Rangers vs. Astros to kick off the 2013 season in prime time ''Hardball Talk'' via NBC Sports, January 3, 2013 Opening Day for most clubs was a day later on April 1. The regular season ended on September 30, extended one day for a between the and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
