Year of the Pitcher
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"Year of the Pitcher" is the nickname given to the 1968 Major League Baseball season, renowned for its historically dominant pitching performances and unusually low offensive statistics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Year of the Pitcher canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball season
ⓘ
sports nickname ⓘ |
| associatedTeam |
Cleveland Indians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dominant pitching
ⓘ
low batting averages ⓘ low earned run averages ⓘ low offensive statistics ⓘ low run scoring ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eraContext | expansion-era baseball ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1969 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
benchmark for dominant pitching seasons
ⓘ
frequent reference in discussions of pitcher-hitter balance ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
1968 All-Star Game 1–0 score
ⓘ
1968 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ Bob Gibson 1.12 ERA season ⓘ Denny McLain 31-win season ⓘ Don Drysdale 58⅔ consecutive scoreless innings ⓘ |
| hasNotablePlayer |
Bob Gibson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denny McLain NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Drysdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Marichal NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis Tiant NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Seaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatisticalTrend |
league-wide ERA decline
ⓘ
league-wide batting average decline ⓘ |
| impactOn |
MLB rules committee decisions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
offensive strategy in baseball ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| nicknameUsedBy |
baseball historians
ⓘ
sports media ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historically low league-wide ERA
ⓘ
multiple pitching records ⓘ rule changes to favor hitters in 1969 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1967 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| refersTo | 1968 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
lowering of pitching mound in 1969
ⓘ
shrinking of strike zone in 1969 ⓘ |
| ruleChangeConsequenceFor |
pitching mound height
ⓘ
strike zone definition ⓘ |
| seasonStartYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1968 MLB postseason
ⓘ
1968 MLB regular season ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.