martin@aecom.UUCP (Martin Klaman) (08/19/85)
All this talk of ambidextrous (sp?) pitchers reminds me of something I saw recently on a sports show. There is a kid (I forget where he's playing) who is a terrific left-handed pitcher. However, he has no right hand. He holds his glove on the end of his right arm, and after he releases the ball, he slides the glove onto his left hand. I believe the St. Louis Browns also had a one armed outfielder in the mid-40's who would catch the ball, flip off his glove, and throw the ball back in.
mcdonald@sask.UUCP (Shane McDonald) (08/27/85)
> All this talk of ambidextrous (sp?) pitchers reminds me of something I saw > recently on a sports show. There is a kid (I forget where he's playing) > who is a terrific left-handed pitcher. However, he has no right hand. > He holds his glove on the end of his right arm, and after he releases the > ball, he slides the glove onto his left hand. > > I believe the St. Louis Browns also had a one armed outfielder in the > mid-40's who would catch the ball, flip off his glove, and throw the > ball back in. When I was in Grade 8, there was a janitor at our school who didn't have one hand. It was traditional that on the last day of school, the Grade 8 students would play the teachers in a softball game. This janitor played shortstop! He catch the ball in the glove, flip the glove off and catch the ball, then throw to first. The guy was pretty good! I can't remember how good he could bat, though. -- Shane McDonald (ihnp4!sask!mcdonald)