Doctoring the Baseball

From BR Bullpen

Doctoring the baseball is altering the baseball in some way so the pitchers are able to create unusual amounts and types of movement on pitches.

Famous or Accused Doctorers of Baseballs

• Chet Brewer
• Russ Ford
• Rick Honeycutt
• Joe Niekro
• Gaylord Perry
• Double Duty Radcliffe
• Mike Scott
• Don Sutton
• David Wells
• 1914 Miracle Braves

[edit] Further Reading

• Thomas Boswell: "Salvation Through Salivation", in How Life Imitates the World Series, Penguin Books, New York, 1982, pp. 196-207.

See also: Spitball