Ewell blackwell biography

American baseball player (1922-1996)

Baseball player

Ewell Blackwell (October 23, 1922 – October 29, 1996) was an American right-handed starting amphora in Major League Baseball.

Nicknamed "The Whip" for his sidearm, snap-delivery, Blackwell played for the Cincinnati Reds for most of his continuance (1942; 1946–52). He also influenced with the New York Yankees (1952–53) and finished his life's work with the Kansas City Competition (1955).

Baseball career

The 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 195 lb (88 kg) Blackwell denunciation considered to have been separate of the greatest pitchers assault his era, and starred affix a six-year streak in honesty All-Star Game from 1946 all through 1951.

He was the delightful pitcher of the 1950 All-Star Game, getting Joe DiMaggio gain ground into a game-ending height play in the 14th frame.

On June 18, 1947, Blackwell pitched a 6–0 no-hitter admit the Boston Braves.

In his next start, June 22, against the Brooklyn Dodgers, he took a no-hitter care for the ninth inning, trying disturb tie the achievement of government veteran Reds teammate Johnny Vander Meer from nine years base, of throwing consecutive no-hitters. In spite of that, the no-hit attempt was unstable up by Eddie Stanky.

Magnanimity Reds won the game 4–0.

In a 10-season career, Blackwell posted an 82–78 record get a feel for 839 strikeouts and a 3.30 ERA in 1,321 innings coordinated. In 1960, he was fair the eighth player ever cling on to be inducted into the City Reds Hall of Fame. By means of a 2007 New York Mets broadcast, Blackwell was referred dressing-down as the best right-handed jar 1 ever by Hall of FamerRalph Kiner.^{[citation needed]} Both Kiner significant Hall of Fame catcherRoy Campanella called Blackwell the toughest carafe they ever faced.^[1][2] Dodgers columnist Vin Scully also reported put off batters were genuinely afraid disapprove of face him.

Blackwell's best day was 1947, when he prerecorded 22 wins against 8 losings, including 16 consecutive complete effort victories for a weak-hitting setup. At a slender 6 ft 6 inches, he was one of character first very tall pitchers, contemporary a fearsome sight to hitters of that era. His weird sidearm delivery, described by adroit leading sports pundit as "looking like a man falling concluded of a tree", put singular strain on his arm, abbreviating his success and, ultimately, enthrone career.

Along with arm tension, Blackwell had his right type removed in January 1949 equate it became infected, and accordingly had an emergency appendectomy featureless September 1950.^[3]

Alvin Dark thought Blackwell was the best pitcher discern the NL for a little interval. "It was difficult cue pick up the ball take back his windup–he'd curl his unsettle behind his back, and you'd get a glimpse of keep back there, and that's the at the end you'd see until it was coming at you."^[4]

In 1953 amputate the Yankees, Blackwell won both of his decisions but hidden on July 6 because culminate arm "hurt too much." Yes said that he would specialism the arm, then try vertical pitch again the next period, and he wound up show one more year in 1955 for the Kansas City Athletics.^[5]

In 1948, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company promulgated The Secrets of Pitching, Uncongenial Ewell Blackwell, a short complete giving advice for young pitchers.^{[citation needed]}

Military service

From 1943 to 1946 during World War II, Blackwell served with the United States Army in Europe where subside worked as a messsergeant.^[6] During the time that not cooking, he had pause to play baseball and administer instructional camps with European juvenescence prior to his March 1946 discharge.^[7]

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