Pitcher Burleigh Grimes Demonstrating
by Bettmann
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Pitcher Burleigh Grimes Demonstrating
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Bettmann
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Photograph - Photography
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Pitcher Burleigh Grimes, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, demonstrating a spitball pitch. Major League Baseball declared the spitball an illegal pitch in 1920 but, a grandfather clause allowed the 17 remaining spitball pitchers to continue throwing the pitch until their retirement.
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January 20th, 2019
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