Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In base-ball, lawnbowls, basket-ball, and similar games, a curve toward the left hand made by a ball delivered by the right; the reverse of in-curve.

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Examples

  • As Mathewson said in a 1912 magazine article, In Honesdale, there was a left-handed pitcher named Williams who could throw an out-curve to a right-handed batter.

    ROB NEYER’S BIG BOOK OF BASEBALL LEGENDS ROB NEYER 2008

  • Quote: “Cummings, Tommy Bond, Terry Larkin and others developed the out-curve, but not before 1870.”

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Quote: “Cummings, Tommy Bond, Terry Larkin and others developed the out-curve, but not before 1870.”

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Quote: “Cummings, Tommy Bond, Terry Larkin and others developed the out-curve, but not before 1870.”

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • The three general classes of curved balls used to-day are the out-curve, the in-curve, and the drop.

    Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller

  • The grip of the ball for the drop is very similar to the out-curve, but in delivery the hand is brought almost directly over the shoulder.

    Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller

  • The out-curve can be produced either with a fast ball or a slow one.

    Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller

  • And he demonstrated for his English friend's benefit the way the ball is held to produce an out-curve.

    The Boy Scout Aviators George Durston

  • It may be said to guide the beginner that the method of producing curves varies greatly with different pitchers, but that in general the out-curve is produced by grasping the ball with the first and second fingers and the thumb.

    Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller

  • [Illustration: The in-curve] [Illustration: The out-curve]

    Outdoor Sports and Games Claude H. Miller

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