As a general rule, there are less left handed pitchers. So lefties face lefties less often and have less at-bats to adjust to them. There are probably other reasons also.
12 no hitters have been pitched at Fenway Park, 8 by Red Sox pitchers.
nolan Ryan , allie Reynolds , roy halladay, johnny vander meer, and virgil trucks
Noodles Hahn on July 12, 1900 and George Culver on July 29, 1968.
only 282 have been thrown in major league baseball history since 1875, an average of about two per year.
It is a pitcher's park for sure.
As a general rule, there are less left handed pitchers. So lefties face lefties less often and have less at-bats to adjust to them. There are probably other reasons also.
Nolan Ryan
Hitters vs pitchers autographsThis is not necessarily true. There are many pitchers whose signatures are more valuable than hitters from the same time period. It is possible that overall there are more hitters with valuable signatures than pitchers but this is due to popularity. Supply and demand dictate value. Regardless of popularity (demand) the number of signatures available in the market will be the bottom line on value. Hitters have always been more popular than pitchers and have a higher fan base. This might be the reason why Hitters hold the bulk of the value in autograph prices.
12 no hitters have been pitched at Fenway Park, 8 by Red Sox pitchers.
It means how well they picthed against lefty hitters.
A good batting average for a pitcher would be .200. Pitchers rarely hit home runs and drive in runs. No one with an average of .200 would be a designated hitter. Most designated hitters are power hitters that knock in a lot of runs.
Chula Vista Little league, outstanding hitters and tough pitchers
Not all pitchers wear baseball sick high. Most of the pitchers wear thier socks low aor baggy. The hitters in baseball wear the high socks more than the pitchers. There are 4 kinds of baseball socks types. There are low, baggy, high, and high stirrup.
As of the start of the 2008 season, no Padres pitcher has thrown a no hitter.
For hitters, it means leading your league (AL or NL) in batting average, RBI, and homeruns. For pitchers, it means leading your respective league in ERA, strikeouts, and wins. The last hitter to do it was Carl yastremski in 1967 and Jake peavy did it for pitchers in 2007.
None. The New York Mets, who entered the National League in 1962, have yet to have a pitcher throw a no hitter, although they have had 33 pitchers hurl one-hitters as of June 3, 2010.