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}}</ref> Hubbell was known as the "scroogie king" for his mastery of the [[Pitch (baseball)|pitch]] and the frequency for which threw it. Other famous screwball artists included [[Cy Young Award]] winners [[Mike Cuellar]], [[Fernando Valenzuela]] and [[Mike Marshall (pitcher)|Mike Marshall]]. |
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Revision as of 01:01, 30 May 2011
A screwball (also known as the screwgie), is a baseball pitch that is thrown so as to break in the opposite direction of a slider or curveball. Depending on the pitcher's arm angle, the ball may also have a sinking action.
Carl Hubbell was one of the most renowned screwball pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball.[1] Hubbell was known as the "scroogie king" for his mastery of the pitch and the frequency for which he threw it. Other famous screwball artists included Cy Young Award winners Mike Cuellar, Fernando Valenzuela and Mike Marshall.
Effects
When thrown by a right-handed pitcher, a screwball breaks from left to right from the point of view of the pitcher; the pitch therefore moves down and in on a right-handed batter and down and away from a left-handed batter. When thrown by a left-handed pitcher, a screwball breaks from right to left, moving down and in on a left-handed batter and down and away from a right-handed batter. Due to this left to right movement of the ball when thrown by a right-handed pitcher, a screwball is used by right-handed pitchers against left-handed batters in the same way that a slider is used by right-handed pitchers against right-handed batters.
Screwball pitchers
One of the first great screwball pitchers was Christy Mathewson (1900–1916), whose pitch was then labeled as the 'fadeaway'. Other major league pitchers who have thrown the screwball during their careers include:
- Carl Hubbell[2]
- Cy Blanton[3]
- Luis Arroyo[4]
- Jack Baldschun[5]
- Bobby Castillo (taught the pitch to Valenzuela[6])
- Mike Cuellar[7]
- Warren Spahn (in the second half of his career)
- Jim Brewer
- Juan Marichal
- Mike Marshall
- Fernando Valenzuela
- Tug McGraw
- John Franco
- Jim Mecir
- Pedro Martinez[8]
- Jamie Moyer[8]
- Daniel Ray Herrera[9]
- Dallas Braden[10]
References
- ^ "Carl Hubbell". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2000-2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Hubbell Out For Season, New York Times, August 24, 1938, pg. 26.
- ^ Blanton, Pirates, Stops Dodgers, 8-2, New York Times, May 19, 1935, pg. S5.
- ^ Arroyo:Artist of Yankee Bullpen, New York Times, August 21, 1960, pg. S2.
- ^ Orioles Get Baldschun of Phillies, New York Times, December 7, 1965, pg. 61.
- ^ http://www.baseballreliquary.org/InductionDay2006_review.htm
- ^ Roundup: Cuellar Holds Showing of Old Art Form, New York Times, June 12, 1970, pg. 43.
- ^ a b http://espn.go.com/gammons/s/2001/0212/1079272.html
- ^ http://multimedia.foxsports.com/m/video/25977947/the-herrera-screwball.htm
- ^ "Unheralded Braden keeps making us believe this is his defining year". CNN. May 10, 2010.