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by azbbguy on May 10th, 2004

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Who threw the fastest pitch in the history of major league baseball?

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  • by Fuzzzy on May 12th, 2004

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    "Baseball Almanac honestly does not know. Major League Baseball does not recognize radar speeds as an official statistic. The Elias Sports Bureau, Stats Inc and The Sporting News are all highly respected resources who publish some form of record book every season, yet none of them recognize any pitcher as the fastest ever."

    [ Source: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/fastest-pitcher-in-baseball.shtml ]

    However, the Baseball Almanac does list pitchers with pitches in excess of 103 mph, listing Mark Wohlers, Braves, 1995 with the 103.0 mph pitch at "spring training".

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    • Also, because accurate portable radar guns are a rather recent invention, there would be no way to compare current pitchers with those who pitched prior to the advent of radar guns.

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      by ab19901 on May 7th, 2008

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