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13. Chadwick used S for sacrifice and chose K for strikeout.

Sun May 28, 2017, 05:44 PM

May 2017

Chadwick expanded a scoring technique developed by colleague M.J. Kelly. Both were sportswriters in New York City in the 1860s.

Yes, the 1860s. That's not a typo.

Chadwick used S for sacrifice and chose K for strikeout. He did so because K is the prominent letter of the word "strike," which was used more frequently than strikeout.

http://journaltimes.com/news/opinion/glad-you-asked/glad-you-asked-why-does-the-letter-k-stand-for/article_aa2a6966-c3ec-524b-85d8-95c5a835b1c3.html

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High school softball player strikes out everyone in perfect game [View all] Stuart G May 2017 OP

She was a cool cat! angstlessk May 2017 #1

That is awesome! maveric May 2017 #2

Couple of backward K's too Brother Buzz May 2017 #3

A backward K is a called strikeout as apposed to swinging Brother Buzz May 2017 #6

Yes! shenmue May 2017 #4

'S' was original taken for sacrifice. unblock May 2017 #8

Every perfect game is a major occurrence. MineralMan May 2017 #9

Here she is. What a great experience for her and her team. JudyM May 2017 #10

I bet that last inning was tense KelleyKramer May 2017 #11

Brava!, Young Lady, Brava! GeoWilliam750 May 2017 #12

Chadwick used S for sacrifice and chose K for strikeout. oberliner May 2017 #13