outpitchv.2
/ˌaʊtˈpɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈpɪtʃ/ Baseball.
transitive. To pitch better than an opposing team or player; to outdo in pitching.
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1928 A. Kreymborg Lost Sail 26 From Amos Rusie down to big Babe Ruth, They outpitch, outslam, outfield our skinny youth.
1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 17 May 14 Baseball is as American as apple pie, so it was embarrassing when Taiwan Little League teams outslugged, outpitched and outfielded the best American teams year after year in the Little League world series in Williamsport, Pa.
1980 R. Mayer 1937 Newark Bears iv. 33 Southpaw Jess Petty outpitched Harry Holsclaw and his famous screwball to gain the important second game victory that tied the series.
2002 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Electronic ed.) 9 Oct. Morris recovered in time to outpitch Randy Johnson in Game 1 of the division championship, scattering seven hits and allowing two runs in seven innings in the Cardinals' 12-2 victory.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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