Has there ever been a totally ambidextrous pitcher and are there any rules governing which arm he would use?
Question:If there was an argument between an ambidextrous pitcher and a switch-hitting batter over which arm the pitcher would use and which box the batter would stand in, how would the argument be settled?
Answers:
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Two ambidextrous pitchers have each pitched with both hands in a game.The ambidextrous Greg Harris did pitch left-handed
once, while with the Expos, and in a home game. Do
you remember the area behind the plate at The Big O,
the area with the glass? On his first left-handed
pitch in the majors, Harris was a bit wild, and broke
that glass.
Harris was not the first man to pitch with both arms
in the major leagues, but he was the first in the
"modern" era. This is the entry from the 1st edition
of "Total Baseball"
July 18, 1882
Ambidextrous hurler Tony Mullane of Louisville pitches
with both hands in a major league game at Baltimore.
Normally a righthander, Mullane switches to the left
hand in the fourth inning. He does quite well for
several innings but eventually loses to Baltimore,
9-8.
The rules are the same as for a switch-hitter - chose a side and stay there for the lengthof the PA.
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yes, he played for the Cardinals in the 80's ( i forget the name) but he was not allowed to switch arms in the middle of a count. he did have a glove that fit on both hands.In 1996, what day did Ozzie Smith, from the St. Louis Cardinals announce he was retiring?
There is one currently in College ball. The rule is that the pitcher has to declare which arm he will pitch with prior to his first pitch to the hitter and then cannot switch while pitching to that batter during that time at bat.What two hitters won back to back triple crowns?
About 20 years ago there was a mediocre pitcher named Greg Harris (I think that was his name) who could throw both lefty and righty but his team wouldn't let him do it in a game. Other than that, I've never heard of a player doing it and I don't think you'll ever see it.In today's pro-offense game, I'm guessing MLB would make the pitcher choose first if it came down to it.
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The Greg Harris story above me is partially correct, he did pitch a scoreless inning for the Montreal Expos in the mid 90's, retiring the first 2 hitters right-handed and then the last hitter left-handed. He had a special glove (currently on display at the hall of fame) that fit both hands. The only rule regarding the pitcher is that he had to declare which hand before the at-bat and wasnt allowed to switch during that AB.Other than that situation, there have been no others that I know of, though the Twins have one in thier system that is very good with both arms right now
EDIT: I guess I didnt recall the order of guys retired right, but theres the wiki link. There were also 3 guys in the 19th Centrury to do it, but I dont count that because of the differences in the game.
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stoney is right Harris played for the tx rangers, but he never actually pitched w/ the left hand, but he did in batting practice.Why did the Texas Rangers sign Eric Gagne as a closer when they already had Akinori Otsuka?
Greg Minton could have done it, he never did it in an actual game but he always warmed up throwing with both arms...More Questions & Answers...