Who Invented the Curveball?
William Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848 – May 16, 1924) Was an American Professional Baseball Player. He Played as a Pitcher in the National...
William Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848 – May 16, 1924) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher in the National Association and National League. Cummings is widely credited with inventing the curveball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
When was a curveball invented?
In 1937 The New York Times published an obituary of a man named Billy Dee of Chester, New Jersey, who was said to have invented the curveball in 1881.
Who was the king of the curveball?
Fred Goldsmith (baseball)
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