Can anyone shed some light on the origin of the term "battery" (pertaining to a pitcher and catcher)

Thanks

While we are at it, what about a "seeing eye single"?

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]

From http://www.baseballlibrary.com

"The pitcher-catcher battery can be found at the core of winning teams throughout baseball history. The term battery was initiated in the 1860s by Henry Chadwick, who used it to compare the firepower of his pitching staff to Civil War artillery. Some 20 years later, the term included both pitcher and catcher as standout catchers like Buck Ewing, Wilbert Robinson, and Deacon White gained respect for their position. "

What about the term "Texas Leaguer" ? Anybody know where that one came from?

From whatever the frist google response was:

"Q: What is the origination of the term "Texas Leaguer?"

AG: There are as many theories about that as there are about the JFK assassination. It is agreed that this term for a bloop single into the outfield dates from around the start of the 20th century. But where it came from is the subject of at least a half dozen theories, as recounted in Paul Dickson's authoritative "New Dickson Baseball Dictionary." The Texas League theories range from a team in the Texas League that specialized in the use of the bloop single as an offensive weapon; to the effects of strong Gulf Stream winds on outfield flies in the Texas League; to the debut of Ollie Pickering, either in the majors or the Texas League, who came to bat and proceeded to run off a string of seven straight bloop hits. "