| 单词 | pitchers' duel |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspitchers' duel pitchers' duel n. (also pitcher's duel, pitchers duel) Baseball a low-scoring game or part of a game in which the outcome is regarded as dependent upon the pitchers' performance. ΚΠ 1884 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. 16 Apr. The game at Sportsman's Park yesterday..proved to be a pitcher's duel, and a very interesting one. 1893 Washington Post 8 July 6/2 The two best left-handers in the National League had a pitchers' duel in the game today. 1920 Mansfield (Ohio) News 24 May 5/3 Cleveland traveled back home for a single game with Philadelphia. It was a pitchers' duel between Coveleski and Martin, a southpaw rookie. 1973 A. Berger Pop Culture 59 Some games can take five hours, and in a good pitcher's duel you can see a whole game with hardly a hit. 2001 S. Bitker Orig. San Francisco Giants i. 37/2 New York beat Washington 2-0 in 13 innings in a classic pitchers duel, the likes of which are no longer seen in the majors. < as lemmas |
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