Who threw a no-hitter with one arm?

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former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the California Angels, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers, from 1989 to 1999.
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Who is the 1 arm baseball pitcher?

Left-handed pitcher Jim Abbott is probably the most celebrated athlete with a major disability of his era. Born with a deformed right arm, Abbott was already a national hero before signing a professional contract with the California Angels in 1988.
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How did Jim Abbott lose his arm?

Years before he was a major league pitcher, in the '90s, Jim Abbott was a regular kid in Flint, Michigan, with a birth defect: His right arm ended at his wrist.
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Has there ever been a one armed baseball player?

Peter James Gray (né Wyshner; March 6, 1915 – June 30, 2002) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played for the St. Louis Browns of Major League Baseball for one season in 1945. He was notable for playing despite having lost his right arm in a childhood accident.
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Who was the one armed pitcher for the Atlanta Braves?

Steven Thomas Avery (born April 14, 1970) is an American left-handed former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers in his career. Trenton, Michigan, U.S.
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One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott's amazing no-hitter



Who was a famous sidearm pitcher?

Dan Quisenberry

A sidearm pitcher when he debuted with the Kansas City Royals in 1979, Quisenberry dropped his arm angle and moved to a submarine style that he called "down under."
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What is the rarest baseball play?

Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.
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What is the rarest play in MLB?

The unassisted triple play, a triple play in which only one fielder handles the ball, is the least common type of triple play, and is arguably the rarest occurrence in baseball: it has happened only 15 times since 1900 at the major league level.
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What is the rarest baseball occurrence?

The rarest type of triple play, and one of the rarest events of any kind in baseball, is for a single fielder to complete all three outs. There have only been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, making this feat rarer than a perfect game.
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How many no hitters in MLB history?

MLB has recognized 318 no-hitters thrown since 1876, 23 of which were perfect games. Two no-hitters have been thrown on the same day twice: Ted Breitenstein and Jim Hughes on April 22, 1898; and Dave Stewart and Fernando Valenzuela on June 29, 1990. Nine no-hitters were thrown in the 2021 season.
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Do pitchers tip pitches on purpose?

Pitchers can tip pitches by simply giving away their services to hitters during batting practice. By tipping pitchers, hitters can get a feel for how they throw and improve their accuracy over time. Pitchers may also receive additional compensation if they give good tips or make an impact on the game result.
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What caused Abbott's paralysis?

When he was 26, a freak accident resulted in Greg Abbott's paralysis from the waist down. Back on July 14, 1984, Abbott was jogging before a storm caused an oak tree to fall on him.
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Who has the best arm in baseball history?

To MLB's Film Room! Nate Eaton has an absolute cannon for an arm. Of all the players in the league with at least 100 throws in 2022, he ranks first on the arm strength leaderboard with an average throw of 98.1 mph.
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Who has the best throwing arm in the MLB?

Aaron Judge's 92.3 mph throw

The Yankees got Bader from the Cardinals in large part for his elite defense in center field, and part of his defense is his arm.
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What MLB pitcher broke his arm?

Retirement and later career

After two more surgeries, his left arm continued to deteriorate, and on June 18, 1991, less than two years after his comeback with the Giants, Dravecky's left arm and shoulder were amputated. After recovering from the surgery, Dravecky went on to begin a new career as a motivational speaker.
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What is a 3 pitch inning called?

One such rarity is the immaculate inning. You've probably heard of it -- an immaculate inning is when a pitcher strikes out all three batters in an inning, on three pitches each. The immaculate inning used to be very rare -- there were none from 1929-52.
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Has there ever been a 27 pitch game?

No, there has never been a 27-strikeout baseball game. The all-time record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game is 20.
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What is the most unpopular MLB team?

The Yankees are the most hated team in the majority of states. The Boston Red Sox are the most hated team in four states, two of which are filled with Yankees fans. Missouri also hates the Red Sox, but that's only because Boston has beaten the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series twice in the last 10 years.
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What is the weirdest name in baseball history?

Chicken Wolf. You wouldn't think the name "Chicken" would be the way to go, but that's what William Van Winkle Wolf went by throughout his 11-year playing career in the late 1800s (one year in major leagues).
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What is the hottest MLB game ever?

Game 1 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros was played with a first-pitch temperature of 103 degrees. That scorching mark beat the previous high for a World Series game of 94 degrees, which occurred during the opener of the 2001 edition between the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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How rare is a immaculate inning?

An immaculate inning is rarer than a perfect game, according to baseball statistician Ryan Spaeder. In a 2018 research project, Spaeder noted that there were just 23 perfect games – or 0.0106%—out of over 216,000 games in baseball history.
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Who was the best pitcher against Babe Ruth?

It's admittedly a stretch to say Pruett “owned” Ruth, because the Babe had a . 975 OPS against him. But Pruett is worth bringing up here because his 41.9% strikeout rate against Ruth was by far the highest among those who faced him at least 10 times.
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Who is the most loved Braves player?

Easily and always in contention for the top spot when the question is asked, “Who is the Atlanta Braves' best player?”, you should hear Ronald Acuña Jr.'s name.
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Who is the best lefty pitcher ever?

Warren Spahn is the best left-handed pitcher of all-time according to some. He holds the record for most wins by a left-handed pitcher. There is an award given out in his honor, the Spahn Award, which goes to the best left-handed pitcher in each league.
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