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battery origin
I found this through a newspaper in Seattle:
Q: I have heard the pitcher and catcher referred to as "the battery." What is the origination of this unusual term?
AG: Like quite a few old baseball terms, there seems to be some dispute about the exact origination of "the battery." Some historians trace "battery" to the use of the telegraph, with the pitcher being seen as the transmitter and the catcher the receiver. But more historians seem to believe the "battery" came from parallels to the artillery battery, with the pitcher and catcher seen as the main attacking force. The term has been in use since the 19th century
AG = John Marshall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
[Edited by tornado on Aug 21st, 2003 at 02:16 AM]
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