Major League Baseball Pitching Eligibility

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by tankmjg24

Sorry for the delay in a response. Been a lot of long days at work and long nights on the ball field the last couple of days.

My father played professional baseball in the early 70s and was a catcher. He had a pretty good arm and he remembers being listed on the lineup card as a pitcher in case they needed a few emergency innings.

It wasn't a rule then either.

[johnnyg08]

It probably was a courtesy thing that the manager did for his team not because there was a rule. Kind of like a "hey, if we get into trouble, you're pitching" then it would keep the entire non-pitching roster from ribbing the skipper to get a shot at pitching.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by tankmjg24

Sorry for the delay in a response. Been a lot of long days at work and long nights on the ball field the last couple of days.

My father played professional baseball in the early 70s and was a catcher. He had a pretty good arm and he remembers being listed on the lineup card as a pitcher in case they needed a few emergency innings.

What happens if they run out of catchers? Most teams only carry two on their roster.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

What happens if they run out of catchers? Most teams only carry two on their roster.

They also list all possibly catchers on their lineup as well.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

They also list all possibly catchers on their lineup as well.

When I was a kid, some of the players' baseball cards listed their position as IF. I guess this means they're set to play any infield position.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by yawetag

When I was a kid, some of the players' baseball cards listed their position as IF. I guess this means they're set to play any infield position.

The jack of all trades utility player would have been to much to print on the card.