Candy Cummings
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William Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848 - May 16, 1924) was a 19th century professional baseball pitcher in the National Association and National League.
Cummings had a brief but influential career. During a career which lasted from 1872 until 1877, Cummings compiled a 145-94 career record and 2.49 ERA while playing for five different teams. He is credited with being the first pitcher to throw a curveball, which he first threw at a game in Worcester, Massachusetts while playing for the Brooklyn Stars.
Cummings was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
Candy Cummings was born in Ware, Massachusetts (Close to Worchester, where he played his first game.) Candy Cummings discovered the idea of the curve ball while studying the movement sea shells made when thrown. After noticing this movement, he began to attempt to make the same motion with the baseball, thus creating the curve ball.
External links
- [Baseball Hall of Fame biography]
- [Baseball-Reference.com] - career statistics and analysis
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