What's the Pitch?

The battery for the Braves Al Javery, pitching, and Phil Masi, catching. The first Pirate stepped into the batter's box - and laced the first pitch into right field for a triple. The next batter hit the right-field wall for a double.

In short order, the Pirates collected a home run, a double, a triple, a double, and another triple - each one on Javery's first pitch - that high, hard one.

Manager Stengel (this was 1943), in disgust, waved Al to the showers. Then he called Masi over and asked, "What kind of pitch was he throwin', anyway?"

"I don't know," Masi replied. "I haven't caught one yet."