2006-08-29 08:22:49 · 11 answers · asked by Chrisy 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
You can, its not as common as the over hand pitch, but some people do.
2006-08-29 10:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by cardi68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since Overhand throwing was not allowed in baseball until 1884, I would think that there is NO rule against under hand pitching, though used seldom if at all because it is linked so closely to the sport of softball, some pitchers do use a form of under hand called side arm or submarine pitching, it is hard to control for most people but can be easier (less stressful) to the arm.
2006-08-29 08:38:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the early days of baseball underhand pitching was common. It is still legal but a pitcher would have to be crazy to try it today.
2006-08-29 11:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by Bullwinkle Moose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think your pitching motion can be similar to that of a fastpitch softball player. You probably couldn't get the hard velocity needed to shut down major league hitting if you tried. Some guys just seem to have an arm slot down around 4 or 5 o'clock. Dan Quisenberry was pretty famous for his submarine delivery and was quite successful with it.
2006-08-29 08:40:23 · answer #4 · answered by Kurt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There have been several pitchers in the last 50 years that have done it. They call it submarine pitching in baseball.
2006-08-29 08:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by Midwest guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, you can and at one point in history you had to pitch underhand from a much shorter distance.
2006-08-29 12:01:39 · answer #6 · answered by miamiman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the submarine style is basically underhand and i think thats as low as you can go
2006-08-29 08:33:10 · answer #7 · answered by Andrew B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many successful pitchers have...
2006-08-29 08:26:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no rule against it.
2006-08-29 08:28:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
2006-08-29 10:40:25 · answer #10 · answered by Kristin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋