out-curve

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.

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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