Majority (what %?) of batters are right-handed, so possible advantage in throwing to second if you don't have to move slightly to not hit batter? Interesting stat would be % of stolen base attempts caught w/righties at bat vs lefties. Might be a difference there?
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other commenter here pointed out that leftie potential catchers get pushed elsewhere (pitching or first base, presumably)
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Two one armed players made the majors. One was a pitcher, Jim Abott. The other was an outfielder, Pete (can’t recall his last name). The outfielder even hit a few homers.
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Pete Gray. Played one season (1945) with the St. Louis Browns.
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It's not discrimination - it's that left-handers who are good enough at throwing to play catcher automatically get converted to pitching because a decent left handed pitcher is more valuable than all but the best catchers
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Harder to pick off runners at 2nd or 3rd as a lefty generally. They have an advantage at 1st though.
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Shades of Jim Abbott
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I spent thirteen years writing on right-handed desks. I was oppressed. I demand reparations.
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Left is the hand used by a disproportionate number of Presidents. There has to be a conspiracy to it.
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I always thought it was because there are more right handed batters which made it easier to throw to second base to pick off potential base stealer.
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