pitching quality
1Quality start — In baseball, a quality start is a statistic for a starting pitcher defined as a game in which the pitcher completes at least six innings and permits no more than three earned runs. The quality start was developed by sportswriter John Lowe in 1985 …
2Defense independent pitching statistics — In baseball, defense independent pitching statistics (DIPS) measure a pitcher s effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders: home runs allowed, strikeouts, hit batters, walks, and, more recently, fly ball percentage, ground… …
3Herb Pennock — Infobox MLB retired bgcolor1=#dcdcdc bgcolor2=#dcdcdc textcolor1=black textcolor2=black name=Herb Pennock position=Pitcher bats=Switch throws=Left birthdate=February 10, 1894 deathdate=death date and age|1948|1|30|1894|2|10 debutdate=May 14… …
4baseball — /bays bawl /, n. 1. a game of ball between two nine player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that… …
5Carlos Zambrano — Infobox MLB player name = Carlos Zambrano width = 300 caption = team = Chicago Cubs number = 38 position = Starting pitcher birthdate = birth date and age|1981|6|1 birthplace = Puerto Cabello, Venezuela bats = Switch throws = Right debutdate =… …
6Mark Buehrle — Buehrle receiving a sign during his 2009 perfect game Washington Nationals Starting pitcher …
7History of baseball in the United States — National League Baltimore Orioles, 1896 Part of the Baseball series on …
8Glossary of cricket terms — Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven. It is known for its rich terminology.[1][2][3] Some terms are often thought to be arcane and humorous by those not familiar with the game.[4] This is a general glossary of the… …
9NERD (sabermetrics) — In baseball statistics, NERD (a wink towards towards the mnemonic Narration, Exposition, Reflection, Description ) is a quantitative measure of expected aesthetical value. NERD was originally created by Carson Cistulli[1] and is part of his… …
10Chicago Cubs — 2012 Chicago Cubs season Established 1870 …
