2007-10-28 08:24:53 · 4 answers · asked by peter 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Same speed. In the early 1900's they pitched a lot slower because they used less effort, designed balls.
2007-10-28 08:34:29 · answer #1 · answered by Chris Stewart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Baseball Almanac site is a good one, which shows no one has gone past 103. I refuse to believe anyone from the past threw much faster than that, if at all. Considering the way people have grown in 100 years, are better fed, do weight training, etc., I can't believe that Walter Johnson threw so much faster than anyone in the last 40 years today.
I also think that pitchers didn't go all out as often then as they do now. There were more weak hitters in the lineup way back when, so pitchers tended to relax a little bit and save something for the big guns. And since there was less relief pitching in those days, starters certainly got tired by the sixth or seventh inning.
2007-10-28 10:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fact-Ryan Duren of the Yankees did throw 110 mph fastball's. Look it up. Herb Score of the Indians threw 100 + mph. Bob Feller threw in the upper 90's in the 1940's.
2007-10-28 08:57:30 · answer #3 · answered by WooleyBooley again 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a lot of data to that question. This website may shed some light on speed.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/fastest-pitcher-in-baseball.shtml
2007-10-28 08:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by peterngoodwin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋