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nt changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 origins of the term 1 2 pitching to a preferred batterymate 2 most starts 3 most no hitters 4 sibling batteries 5 other records and firsts toggle other records and firsts subsection 5 1 most games 5 2 most wins 5 3 most innings 5 4 single game records 5 5 first black battery 5 6 father son batteries 5 7 first battery composed of 1st overall selections 6 see also 7 references 8 further reading toggle the table of contents battery baseball 6 languages français magyar 日本語 한국어 português 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia baseball term for pitcher and catcher a baseball team s pitcher and catcher are referred to collectively as its battery in baseball the battery is the pitcher and the catcher who may also be called batterymen 1 or batterymates in relation to one another history edit henry chadwick gave baseball jargon the term battery origins of the term edit the use of the term battery in baseball was coined by henry chadwick in the 1860s in reference to the firepower of a team s pitching staff and inspired by the artillery batteries then in use in the american civil war 2 later the term evolved to indicate the combined effectiveness of pitcher and catcher 2 pitching to a preferred batterymate edit throughout the history of baseball although teams have typically carried multiple catchers star pitchers have often preferred the familiarity of working consistently with a single batterymate 3 in the early 20th century some prominent pitchers were known to have picked their favorite catchers sportswriter fred lieb recalls the batteries of christy mathewson frank bowerman beginning in 1899 with the new york giants jack coombs jack lapp beginning in 1908 with the philadelphia athletics cy young lou criger gaining the greatest attention in 1901 with the boston americans later the red sox and grover cleveland alexander bill killefer beginning in 1911 with the philadelphia phillies 4 other successful batteries were ed walsh billy sullivan beginning in 1904 along with walter johnson muddy ruel and dazzy vance hank deberry both starting in 1923 5 6 7 in 1976 several major league pitchers chose their preferred catchers a notion that had fallen out of practice for some decades for instance catcher bob boone of the philadelphia phillies though one of the best catchers of his day was replaced with tim mccarver at the request of pitcher steve carlton the carlton mccarver combination worked well in 32 out of carlton s 35 games that season plus one playoff game the two had previously been batterymates for four years 1966 69 with the st louis cardinals 4 another battery by choice was superstitious rookie pitcher mark fidrych who was new to the detroit tigers in 1976 insisting on rookie catcher bruce kimm behind the plate the fidrych kimm combination started all 29 of fidrych s 1976 season games the two continued as a battery through 1977 4 knuckleballers have often preferred pitching to personal batterymates due to the difficulty of catching the unusual pitch 8 one notable example was boston red sox pitcher tim wakefield and his preferred catcher doug mirabelli 9 10 11 most starts edit adam wainwright and yadier molina started a record 328 games as a battery for the st louis cardinals and also hold the record for team wins by a starting battery 213 mickey lolich and bill freehan started 324 games as a battery for the detroit tigers hall of fame hurlers don drysdale and sandy koufax each started over 200 games with dodgers batterymate john roseboro center the below table shows battery mates that as of september 20 2022 update have appeared in more than 200 starts together since 1914 12 13 especially notable are the five hall of fame batteries below including lefty grove ranked by bill james as the second greatest pitcher of all time 14 and mickey cochrane ranked by james as the eighth greatest catcher 15 of the 1925 1933 philadelphia athletics 12 and yogi berra and whitey ford who appeared in multiple world series together for the new york yankees between 1950 and 1963 16 17 18 games started pitcher catcher years team 328 adam wainwright yadier molina 2007 2022 st louis cardinals 324 mickey lolich bill freehan 1963 1975 detroit tigers 316 warren spahn del crandall 1949 1963 boston milwaukee braves 306 red faber ray schalk 1914 1926 chicago white sox 283 don drysdale john roseboro 1957 1967 brooklyn los angeles dodgers 282 red ruffing bill dickey 1930 1946 new york yankees 270 steve rogers gary carter 1975 1984 montreal expos 264 bob lemon jim hegan 1946 1957 cleveland indians 250 early wynn jim hegan 1949 1957 cleveland indians 248 tom glavine javy lopez 1994 2002 atlanta braves 247 lefty gomez bill dickey 1931 1942 new york yankees 240 bob feller jim hegan 1941 1956 cleveland indians 239 fernando valenzuela mike scioscia 1981 1990 los angeles dodgers 237 stan coveleski steve o neill 1916 1923 cleveland indians 237 tom seaver jerry grote 1967 1977 new york mets 230 lew burdette del crandall 1953 1963 milwaukee braves 228 steve carlton tim mccarver 1965 1969 1972 1979 st louis cardinals philadelphia phillies 224 lefty grove mickey cochrane 1925 1933 philadelphia athletics 221 paul derringer ernie lombardi 1933 1941 cincinnati reds 212 whitey ford yogi berra 1950 1963 new york yankees 208 sandy koufax john roseboro 1957 1966 brooklyn los angeles dodgers 208 mike flanagan rick dempsey 1976 1986 baltimore orioles 207 jack morris lance parrish 1978 1986 detroit tigers 207 cole hamels carlos ruiz 2006 2015 philadelphia phillies 203 rube walberg mickey cochrane 1925 1933 philadelphia athletics 203 billy pierce sherm lollar 1952 1961 chicago white sox 202 dave stieb ernie whitt 1980 1989 toronto blue jays member of the baseball hall of fame most no hitters edit reds hurler johnny vander meer and hall of fame catcher ernie lombardi recorded two no hitters in a span of five days in june 1938 the battery of max scherzer and wilson ramos recorded two no hitters for the washington nationals in 2015 the table below lists the battery combinations that share the record for most major league no hitters 2 no hit games pitcher catcher date team ref 2 larry corcoran silver flint august 19 1880 chicago white stockings 19 september 20 1882 19 2 larry corcoran king kelly august 19 1880 chicago white stockings 19 june 27 1884 19 2 pud galvin jack rowe august 20 1880 buffalo bisons 19 august 4 1884 19 2 adonis terry jimmy peoples july 24 1886 brooklyn grays 20 may 27 1888 brooklyn bridegrooms 21 2 cy young lou criger may 5 1904 boston americans 22 june 30 1908 boston red sox 23 2 addie joss nig clarke october 2 1908 cleveland naps 24 april 20 1910 25 2 johnny vander meer ernie lombardi june 11 1938 cincinnati reds 26 june 15 1938 27 2 allie reynolds yogi berra july 12 1951 new york yankees 28 september 28 1951 29 2 carl erskine roy campanella june 19 1952 brooklyn dodgers 30 may 12 1956 31 2 sandy koufax john roseboro june 30 1962 los angeles dodgers 32 may 11 1963 33 2 steve busby fran healy april 27 1973 kansas city royals 34 june 19 1974 35 2 roy halladay carlos ruiz may 29 2010 philadelphia phillies 36 october 6 2010 37 2 homer bailey ryan hanigan september 28 2012 cincinnati reds 38 july 2 2013 39 2 max scherzer wilson ramos june 20 2015 washington nationals 40 october 3 2015 41 catchers silver flint and king kelly shared catching duties for corcoran s august 19 1880 no hitter member of the baseball hall of fame sibling batteries edit the following chart of major league sibling batteries lists pitcher catcher siblings who played on the same major league team during a single major league season the pair may or may not have performed as a battery in an actual major league game 42 unique among those listed below are mort and walker cooper who formed the national league s starting battery at both the 1942 and 1943 major league baseball all star games and also appeared as a battery in the 1942 1943 and 1944 world series the only sibling battery to achieve either feat baseball hall of famer rick ferrell and brother wes formed a battery for the boston red sox and the washington senators in the 1930s larry and norm sherry formed a battery for the los angeles dodgers from 1959 to 1962 utility infielder andrew romine pitched to brother austin for one inning in a blowout loss for the 2021 chicago cubs team s pitcher catcher 1877 boston red caps 1878 cincinnati reds 1879 cincinnati reds will white deacon white 1884 richmond virginians ed dugan bill dugan 1885 buffalo bisons pete wood fred wood 1886 baltimore orioles dick conway bill conway 1890 new york giants pl 1891 new york giants john ewing buck ewing 1902 st louis cardinals 1903 st louis cardinals mike o neill jack o neill 1912 new york highlanders tommy thompson homer thompson 1914 boston braves lefty tyler fred tyler 1924 st louis stars george mitchell robert mitchell 1927 kansas city monarchs maurice young tom young 1929 boston red sox milt gaston alex gaston 1932 cuban stars east 1933 cuban stars east 1934 cuban stars east 1939 new york cubans 1944 new york cubans rudy fernández josé fernández 1934 boston red sox 1935 boston red sox 1936 boston red sox 1937 boston red sox 1937 washington senators 1938 washington senators wes ferrell rick ferrell 1940 st louis cardinals 1941 st louis cardinals 1942 st louis cardinals 1943 st louis cardinals 1944 st louis cardinals 1945 st louis cardinals 1947 new york giants mort cooper walker cooper 1941 cincinnati reds 1944 cincinnati reds 1945 cincinnati reds 1948 pittsburgh pirates elmer riddle johnny riddle 1954 philadelphia athletics 1955 kansas city athletics 1960 new york yankees bobby shantz billy shantz 1959 cincinnati reds jim bailey ed bailey 1959 los angeles dodgers 1960 los angeles dodgers 1961 los angeles dodgers 1962 los angeles dodgers larry sherry norm sherry 2021 chicago cubs 43 andrew romine austin romine member of the baseball hall of fame other records and firsts edit catcher moses fleetwood walker pictured and george stovey formed professional baseball s first black battery frank duncan jr pictured and his son frank duncan iii of the 1941 kansas city monarchs are thought to be the only major league father son battery most games edit the battery that appeared in the most games together was mariano rivera and jorge posada with 598 games together for the new york yankees between 1995 and 2011 44 most wins edit the record for most team wins by a starting battery is 213 by adam wainwright and yadier molina 45 most innings edit red faber and ray schalk who played together for the chicago white sox between 1914 and 1928 recorded the most total innings as a battery 2553 2 46 single game records edit madison bumgarner and buster posey of the san francisco giants became the major league s first battery to hit grand slams in the same game when they accomplished the feat on july 13 2014 against the arizona diamondbacks the home run was pitcher bumgarner s second grand slam of the season april 11 47 first black battery edit pitcher george stovey and catcher moses fleetwood walker formed the first black battery in professional baseball history when they teamed up for the 1887 newark little giants of the international association the tandem recorded ten consecutive wins to begin the season before the chicago white stockings refused to take the field on july 15 leading to the league s implementation of the color line 48 49 father son batteries edit frank duncan jr and his son frank duncan iii of the 1941 kansas city monarchs are thought to be the only father son battery in major league history 50 51 in a game on september 7 2012 former major leaguer roger clemens came out of retirement to pitch for the minor league sugar land skeeters of the atlantic league of professional baseball and formed a battery with his son koby clemens 52 53 54 first battery composed of 1st overall selections edit paul skenes and henry davis of the pittsburgh pirates formed the first major league battery where both the pitcher and catcher were selected first overall in their respective draft years 2023 and 2021 55 see also edit baseball portal glossary of baseball terms references edit battery baseball britannica online encyclopedia encyclopædia britannica retrieved november 11 2008 1 2 edward gruver koufax baseballlibrary com archived from the original on july 20 2008 retrieved november 11 2008 major league teams wrestle with personal 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