Project Gutenberg 2010-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 382 Mathewson, Christy 1880 1925 Mathewson, Christopher Mathewson, Matty Wheeler, John N. (John Neville) 1886 Wheeler, John Neville Pitching in a Pinch; or, Baseball from the Inside Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Pitching in a Pinch; or, Baseball from the Inside" by Christy Mathewson is a firsthand account of the game of baseball, authored during the early 20th century. The book captures the essence of professional baseball through the eyes of one of the greatest pitchers of his time, providing insights into the strategies and challenges faced in the sport. Through anecdotes and experiences, Mathewson offers readers a glimpse into the intense environment of Major League Baseball, highlighting the mental and physical demands placed on players. At the start of the book, Mathewson discusses some of the most challenging batters he has faced, emphasizing their unique hitting styles and how he has adapted his pitching techniques to counter them. Through the stories of notable players like Joe Tinker and Fred Clarke, he illustrates the psychological strategies at play during a game, where intuition and experience often dictate success. The opening sets the stage for further explorations into the intricacies of pitching and the dynamics of baseball, engaging sports enthusiasts with its mix of personal narrative and practical expertise. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33291/33291-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mathewson, Christy, 1880-1925 Pitching (Baseball) Baseball -- United States -- History GV Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Category: Biographies Category: Sports/Hobbies 406779 2025-06-13T13:31:40.527413 text/html 419621 2010-07-30T08:30:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 394908 2010-07-30T08:30:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 413209 2025-06-13T13:31:46.489419 application/epub+zip 415864 2025-06-13T13:31:41.566394 application/epub+zip 219303 2025-06-13T13:31:41.028471 application/epub+zip 538782 2025-06-13T13:31:50.330431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498524 2025-06-13T13:31:45.986428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302910 2022-09-15T09:03:19.528796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366705 2025-06-13T13:31:39.749418 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366430 2010-07-30T08:30:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 136169 2010-07-30T08:30:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 366421 2010-07-30T08:30:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136141 2010-07-30T08:30:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21872 2025-06-13T13:31:50.493415 application/rdf+xml 20480 2025-06-13T13:31:41.192498 image/jpeg 3293 2025-06-13T13:31:41.109404 image/jpeg 408688 2025-06-13T13:31:40.615424 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia