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From: mcdonald@sask.UUCP (Shane McDonald)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: One handed pitcher
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Date: Mon, 26-Aug-85 19:00:10 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 26 19:00:10 1985
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> 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)