Strikeout

As a strikeout is called in baseball and softball that game situation in which the thrower ( " Pitcher " ) three times takes a strike, so that the opposing batsman retires and thus is "Out". In statistics, strikeouts are listed as K or as SO. A strikeout is indicated by the umpire ( referee ) by a seitwärtige striking gesture, after which the batsman retires and has to go back to his bench.

Classification

Strikeouts are one of three " Triple Crown " dimensions, which launcher are evaluated: the other two are the number of wins and earned run average. While particular ERA rather assesses the efficiency, strikeouts considered a measure for the " KO " qualities of a thrower. Eternal record holder in the statistics of Major League Baseball are currently Nolan Ryan ( 5,714 ) before Randy Johnson ( 4,875 ) and Roger Clemens ( 4,672 ). Peter Johnson leads the statistics' strikeouts per nine innings " with 10.67 and threw in 2001 until today 13:41 unmatched Ks per nine innings.

Baseball Culture

In virtually every baseball park, it is common that fans want to pan large posters with the letter "K " and so encourage him to a strikeout for the accentuation of its thrower. For particularly notorious strikeout pitchers like Nolan Ryan or Randy Johnson ( above) hanging fans after every strikeout a "K " poster on a pitch limit and will delight in this line is getting longer.

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