- Pitcher at practice in the 'Cage'
Pitcher at practice in the 'Cage' - Baseball player catching a ball
- Baseball pitches
Left to right - The In-Curve, the out-curve, the drop and the out-drop The pitcher is the most important member of a ball team. Most of the work falls to him, and a good pitcher, even with a comparatively weak team behind him, can sometimes win games where a good team with a weak pitcher would lose. A good pitcher must first of all have a cool head and keep his nerve even under the most trying circumstances. He must also have good control of the ball and be able to pitch it where he wants it to go. After that he must have a knowledge of curves and know how by causing the ball to spin in a certain way to cause it to change its course and thus to deceive the batsman. The art of curving a ball was discovered in 1867. Before that time all that a pitcher needed was a straight, swift delivery. The three general classes of curved balls used to-day are the out-curve, the in-curve, and the drop. There are also other modifications called "the fade away," "the spitball," and others. Curve pitching will only come with the hardest kind of practice. - Jack
Baseball player - Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth - First baseman throwing to second for a double-play
First baseman throwing to second for a double-play - Making sure of a catch - left-fielder catching
Making sure of a catch - left-fielder catching - Laying out an amateur field
Laying out an amateur field - A runner caught between third base and the home plate
- Third baseman intercepting the slide of a runner from second
Third baseman intercepting the slide of a runner from second - Sliding to base
- We crossed the home-plate within three feet of each other
We crossed the home-plate within three feet of each other - Out!
Out! - The Catcher
The Catcher - The body protector and Catcher's mask
The body protector and Catcher's mask - A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes
A pitcher's victim. Out on strikes - A wild throw and a safe slide to second
A wild throw and a safe slide to second - Shutting off a runner at the Home-plate
Shutting off a runner at the Home-plate - Short-Arm throw, the beginning
Short-Arm throw, the beginning - Practising throwing with the 'spool'
Practising throwing with the 'spool' - The umpire did not see Gardner at all
The umpire did not see Gardner at all - Playing a trick on the base-runner
Playing a trick on the base-runner - Running to first base
Running to first base - Stopping a grounder
- On the alert
On the alert - First baseman catching a high ball
First baseman catching a high ball - Catcher signalling to pitcher
Catcher signalling to pitcher - 'Jump in front of the ball'
'Jump in front of the ball' - First baseman taking a low throw on the long bound
First baseman taking a low throw on the long bound - Short-Arm throw, the end
Short-Arm throw, the end - Pitching a 'Drop' Ball
Pitching a 'Drop' Ball - Fielder catching a fly
Fielder catching a fly - Articles of a base-ball outfit
Articles of a base-ball outfit - An 'Out-curve' - the end
An 'Out-curve' - the end - Catcher throwing down to second
Catcher throwing down to second - First baseman taking a low throw by reaching forward
First baseman taking a low throw by reaching forward - Batting for fielders' practice
Batting for fielders' practice - Catcher running for a 'Foul Fly'
Batting for fielders' practice - Diagram of pitcher's curves
Diagram of pitcher's curves - Base-runner keeping on to third
Base-runner keeping on to third - Diagram of the field
Diagram of the field - Climbing the fence to catch the ball
Climbing the fence to catch the ball - Another good catch
Another good catch - An 'Out-curve' - the beginning
An 'Out-curve' - the beginning - Another great catch
Another great catch - Good catch
Good catch - Looks like a home run
Looks like a home run - He caught the ball
He caught the ball - Turning an error into an out
Turning an error into an out - A perfect slide
A perfect slide - Caught Out
Caught Out - Trying to steal home
Trying to steal home - He missed the catch
He missed the catch - A One-hand catch
A One-hand catch - The Crowd went wild
The Crowd went wild - Waiting to bat
Waiting to bat - Misjudged the ball
Misjudged the ball - Swing and a miss
Swing and a miss - Signaling from the dugout
Signaling from the dugout - The Manager of the team
The Manager of the team