This article is about the sport of baseball. For other references with this word, see pitcher (disambiguation).

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In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. In the National League and the Japanese Central League, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy.

In most cases, the object of a pitch is to deliver the ball to the catcher without allowing the batter to hit the ball. The ball is delivered in such a way that the batter either can't hit a pitch through the strike zone or is compelled to swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone. If the batter elects not to swing at the pitch, it is called a strike if the ball passes through the strike zone and a ball otherwise.

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!Ya gotta believe.Tug McGraw (1944-2004) Major League Baseball pitcher
my_best_deals (Daily Auction) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:41:11 -0000
!Ya gotta believe.Tug McGraw (1944-2004) Major League Baseball pitcher
Tommy Hanson 8-2 with 3.05 ERA - is.gd2lGNq braves 9 dbacks 4 - he projects to top-10 fantasy pitcher in 2010 !
andreaangeswsf (Angela Ackerslea) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:29:38 -0000
Tommy Hanson 8-2 with 3.05 ERA - is.gd2lGNq braves 9 dbacks 4 - he projects to top-10 fantasy pitcher in 2010 !
Park files suit against former Dodger teammate: Digital Sports Daily October 16 2009: Pitcher Chan Ho Park of the P... http://bit.ly/5Nmy06
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That ye may believe in god and his apostle, with calves of a year old, whereas he was not worthy of death, bearing a pitcher of water #god
the_w0rd_0f_g0d (the word of god) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:23:05 -0000
That ye may believe in god and his apostle, with calves of a year old, whereas he was not worthy of death, bearing a pitcher of water #god
#whenwasitcool 2 leave a empty pitcher in tha refrigerator..I wanted sum kool-aid..thirsty fuckas...
DerrickJ83 (Derrick Johnson) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:17:10 -0000
#whenwasitcool 2 leave a empty pitcher in tha refrigerator..I wanted sum kool-aid..thirsty fuckas...
@Lidfizz I was watching that movie were hes a pitcher for some baseball team&he was fustrated cuz he had talent but he was just a gardener!
ichiji_fusetsu (edward martin) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:14:20 -0000
@Lidfizz I was watching that movie were hes a pitcher for some baseball team&he was fustrated cuz he had talent but he was just a gardener!

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