split-finger fastball

split-finger fastball
A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate.

His strikeout pitch was his split-finger fastball.


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  • split-finger fastball — ☆ split finger fastball [split′fiŋ′gər ] n. Baseball a type of fastball that sinks abruptly as it nears home plate, thrown with the grip used for a forkball * * * …   Universalium

  • split-finger fastball — ☆ split finger fastball [split′fiŋ′gər ] n. Baseball a type of fastball that sinks abruptly as it nears home plate, thrown with the grip used for a forkball …   English World dictionary

  • Split-finger fastball — A split finger fastball or splitter is a pitch in baseball and a variant of the straight fastball. It is named after the technique of putting the index and middle finger on different sides of the ball, or splitting them. When thrown hard, it… …   Wikipedia

  • split-fingered fastball — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ noun : a fast ball thrown with the ball gripped as for a fork ball so that it drops rapidly as it nears the plate * * * /split fing geuhrd/, Baseball. a pitch, similar to the forkball but thrown with the same arm speed as a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • split-fingered fastball — noun Date: 1979 a fastball thrown with the ball gripped as for a forkball so that it drops rapidly as it nears the plate called also split finger, splitter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • split-finger — noun see split fingered fastball …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Fastball — Animation eines typischen Fastballs Animation eines cutters …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • split — 1. adjective /splɪt/ a) See split . b) Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others. 2. noun /splɪt/ a) The acrobatic feat of spreading the legs flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg …   Wiktionary

  • split-fingeredfastball — split fin·gered fastball (splĭtʹfĭngʹgərd) n. Baseball A fastball thrown with the ball held between the index and middle finger, causing the ball to drop sharply near home plate. * * * …   Universalium

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