[DOC] [TLE] Spitball - Wikipedia [PAR] A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the 
application of ... In this sense, a spitball can be thought of as a fastball with 
knuckleball action. ... who were grandfathered in and allowed to keep throwing 
the pitch legally until they retired. ... Burleigh Grimes lasted the longest, retiring in 
1934. [DOC] [TLE] Baseball's Last Spitball Pitcher - JM Pressley [PAR] May 7, 2011 ... Burleigh Grimes retired in 1934 as the last pitcher in baseball who could legally 
throw a spitball. It was 14 years after the pitch had been banned from the game. 
... seasons between 1916 and 1934, he compiled 270 wins, tied with Mike ... 
exempted 17 active spitball pitchers, who would be allowed to keep... [DOC] [TLE] How To Throw A Spitball - Stuff Nobody Cares About [PAR] Dec 4, 2012 ... Burleigh Grimes a master of the banned spitball with a brief lesson on ... Existing 
spitball pitchers were grandfathered to be allowed to legally throw the pitch. ... 
last of these legal spitball pitchers playing when he retired in 1934 ... 17 pitchers 
using it effectively and they were grandfathered to keep using it. [DOC] [TLE] Spitball - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com [PAR] Nov 28, 2015 ... The spitball and other defaced ball pitches were banned. ... They identified 17 "
bona fide" spitball pitchers who were allowed to continue throwing the ... The last 
of these "grandfathered" pitchers (Burleigh Grimes) retired in 1934. ... With the 
spitter, though, he must actually get spit onto his hand or the ball. [DOC] [TLE] Daniel Wyatt; High on History: LEGALIZE THE SPITBALL? [PAR] Oct 1, 2015 ... Wikipedia says: A spitball is an illegal pitch in which the ball has been ... as the 
spitter, along with scuffing the ball, starting in the 1920 season. ... However, 17 
pitchers were recognized as legitimate spitball hurlers and ... Burleigh Grimes 
lasted the longest, until 1934, finishing with the New York Yankees. [DOC] [TLE] Spitball - Revolvy [PAR] A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the 
application ... In this sense, a spitball can be thought of as a fastball with 
knuckleball action. ... a legally thrown spitball , at the end of the career of Burleigh 
Grimes in 1934. Grimes was one of 17 pitchers who were allowed to continue to 
throw the... [DOC] [TLE] Memories & Dreams: Plaque Check/Burleigh Grimes  Marty Appel [PAR] Mar 20, 2014 ... As the career of Burleigh Grimes fades further into past, baseball fans have a ... 
And the unsanitary pitch, which he last threw on September 20, 1934, was one 
he ... (He mixed saliva with slippery elm to lather up the ball). ... Baseball had 
ruled the spitball illegal in 1920 but allowed 17 pitchers whose career... [DOC] [TLE] Burleigh Grimes, Baseball Hall of Fame, Clear Lake WI - Timeline ... [PAR] Stories, and pictures of Burleigh Grimes, Clear Lake WI son, and Baseball Hall of 
Fame, last ... '2001 SP Legendary Cuts Autographs #C-BG Burleigh Grimes 17/
18 ..... spitball pitchers were grandfathered to be allowed to legally throw the pitch
. ... the last of the legal spitball pitchers when he retired in 1934 with a record 270. [DOC] [TLE] Proposal: Let The Pitchers Put Any Goo They Want On The Baseball [PAR] Jun 1, 2015 ... Baseball would be more fun if pitchers were allowed to doctor the ball. ... 
suspensions after both were caught with foreign substances on their ... 
grandfathered in 17 spitballers who were allowed to keep throwing it until they 
retired. The last legal spitballer, Burleigh Grimes, hung on all the way until 1934. [DOC] [TLE] Spit Balls ever thrown? - SportTaco.com [PAR] 17 Jul 2003 01:25:03. Dagilma ... I think unless I'm imagining it wasn't there a 
time spit ball allowed? Is this ... They were banned in 1920, except that ... The last 
legal spitball pitcher, Burleigh Grimes, retired in 1934. -- ... As I understand it, 
though,

Question: Though this pitch was banned in 1920, 17 pitchers were allowed to keep using it; the last was Burleigh Grimes in 1934
Answer: Spitball