#pitch.throw__delivery (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
supertype: throw the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
part of: baseball_game
subtype: balk an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
subtype: ball.pitch a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
subtype: beanball__beaner a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
subtype: change-up__change-of-pace__change-of-pace_ball__off-speed_pitch__offspeedpitch a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
subtype: curve_ball__curveball__curve__breaking_ball__bender a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
subtype: duster a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
subtype: fastball__heater__smoke__hummer__bullet (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
subtype: slider a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
subtype: knuckleball__knuckler a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin
subtype: screwball a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
subtype: sinker a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
subtype: spitter__spitball an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
subtype: strike.pitch a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
subtype: submarine_ball__submarineball__submarine_pitch__submarinepitch a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead
subtype: wild_pitch a pitch that the catcher cannot stop
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