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	The Ballplayers - Candy Cummings \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Cummings is generally credited with having invented the curveball.
		The 5'9" 120-lb Cummings felt he needed the advantage of the deceptive curveball because he was small even as an adult.
		When the National League was formed in 1876, Cummings won 16 games for the Hartford Blues, and on September 9 he became the first major leaguer to pitch two complete games in one day.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /ballplayers/player.php?name=Candy_Cummings_1848 (410 words)

	Candy Cummings
		William Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848 - May 16, 1924) was a 19th century professional baseball pitcher in the National Association and National League.
		During a career which lasted from 1872 until 1877, Cummings compiled a 145-94 career record and 2.49 ERA while playing for five different teams.
		Cummings was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
	www.reboom.com /article/Candy_Cummings.html (99 words)

	Candy Cummings - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848 - May 16, 1924) was a 19th century professional baseball pitcher in the National Association and National League.
		During a career which lasted from 1872 until 1877, Cummings compiled a 145-94 career record and 2.49 ERA while playing for five different teams.
		Cummings was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Candy_Cummings (125 words)

	BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
		Candy Cummings, at first glance, appears to be one of the least qualified pitchers in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
		Cummings, proud of his discovery, was keenly protective of his status as the inventor of the curveball, and for the rest of his life he zealously defended his claim against all doubters.
		Cummings, with his slender frame and small hands, no longer threw a curve well enough to fool the batters, and his arm was sore from ten years of top-level amateur and professional play.
	bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1276&pid=3130 (2071 words)

	Candy Cummings Quotes by Baseball Almanac
		Baseball Almanac is pleased to present an unprecedented collection of baseball related quotations spoken by Candy Cummings and about Candy Cummings.
		Candy Cummings said he invented the curveball after seeing a spinning clamshell curve across the water after being skipped.
		Candy Cummings "invention" has long been disputed by baseball historians, but he was a master of "the curve pitch" far before many others.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /quotes/quocumm.shtml (144 words)

	Sports Trivia: inventor of the curveball, Candy Cummings
		Cummings was a semipro pitcher who came up with the idea (or so it's believed) while throwing clamshells in his native Massachusetts.
		Cummings was durable, completing 194 of 199 career starts in nthe National Association, then considered one of the country's top leagues.
		Candy Cummings died on May 16, 1924 at the age of 75.
	kyky.essortment.com /baseballcurveba_rbuo.htm (390 words)

	Candy Cummings \| BaseballLibrary.com
		When the National League was formed in 1876, Cummings won 16 games for the Hartford Blues, and on September 9 he became the first major leaguer to pitch two complete games in one day.
		Because of Candy's 1908 article, "How I Pitched the First Curve," and the support of highly respected baseball writer Henry Chadwick, Cummings's claim has gained greatest backing.
		Legend has it that Goldsmith, embittered at not receiving "official" credit as the pitch's inventor, was found on his deathbed clutching a faded newspaper clipping of his demonstration.
	baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Cummings_Candy.stm (355 words)

	candy - Search Results - MSN Encarta
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	HartfordDarkBlues
		Burdock and pitcher Arthur Cummings, on the other hand, often sulked; they sometimes feigned sickness and played half-heartedly, or not at all.
		Candy Cummings was later enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, mostly to honor his claim as the inventor of the curveball.
		One complains because Captain Ferguson talks too much and refuses to play his game; another declares he won't back up Cummings; and somebody else, likely enough, is miffed because the hands of the South Church clock are not clapped every time he makes a passable catch.
	www.ctheritage.org /encyclopedia/HRJ/HartfordDarkBlues.htm (3176 words)

	ESPNMAG.com - Ball breaker
		Cummings claimed in a 1908 article, and later in a 1921 interview in The Sporting News, that he first thought of the curve in 1863 when he was 14 years old and fooling around with some clam shells near his home in Ware, Mass.
		According to Candy, “I said not a word, and saw many a batter at that game throw down his stick in disgust.
		Well, he was fairly well-connected: In 1877, when he was still pitching for Cincinnati, Cummings was appointed head of the International Association, the first minor league, thus making him baseball's first pitcher-president.
	espn.go.com /magazine/wulf_20020515.html (455 words)

	Curveball story released, spun from yellowed past
		Credit for the curveball is generally assigned to Candy Cummings, who thought of it as a practical joke but labored for years before he could throw it purposefully or even understand why it worked.
		Cummings thought of it when he and some friends were throwing clamshells and watched them sail off a straight path, sometimes left, sometimes right.
		Cummings spent only two years in the majors but is credited with throwing the first curveball in 1876.
	www.post-gazette.com /sports/columnists/20030912gene0912p1.asp (776 words)

	Candy Cummings Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Candy Cummings was born on Wednesday, October 18, 1848, in Ware, Massachusetts.
		Cummings was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1876, with the Hartford Dark Blues.
		His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Candy Cummings baseball stats page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=cummica01 (289 words)

	Cummings Studio Chocolates - About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It began when the late V. Clyde Cummings was fifteen years old, when he was making candy just for fun.
		This unique candy's fame and popularity have spread rapidly to the far corners of the globe, including shippings to Europe, Scandinavia, and the Pacific Rim countries.
		We are one of only a handful of candy makers, who use the finest chocolate available.
	www.cummingsstudiochocolates.com /aboutus.htm (301 words)

	Baseball Historian - Part of the Sports Historian Network
		'Candy' Cummings is honored by the Hall of Fame as the inventor of the curve ball.
		Cummings played mostly in professional leagues before the formation of the National League in 1876.
		Candy Cummings played only two seasons in our newly formed major leagues and his record was 21-22, ERA 2.78.
	www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=1 (1794 words)

	Small Business Franchise Opportunities from Candy Bouquet
		Candy Bouquet franchises can be incorporated with other products to create a business as unique as the person who owns it.
		Candy Bouquet arrangements are delicious gift alternatives to flowers and are perfect for special occasions or corporate gifts.
		Candy Bouquets can also be customized into one-of-a-kind gifts that won't wilt, fade or die.
	www.candybouquet.com /opportunities.html (1144 words)

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		Cummings always claimed he first threw the pitch in 1864, discovering the trick while tossing clam shells.
		Although strikeout records for the National Association years are sketchy, Cummings is believed to have ranked at the top among pitchers in that category as well.
		For his achievements, but in large measure as a recognition of his invention of the curve ball, William "Candy" Cummings was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939.
	www.mrbaseball.com /g1875.php (294 words)

	1876 to 1881 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Candy Cummings is credited for inventing the curve ball.
		Cummings compiled a 145-94 career record and 2.49 ERA between 1872 to 1877.
		Cummings is credited as the inventor of the curveball, which gave him entry to the Hall of Fame as a contributor.
	www.redshistory.com /Timeline/1876-1881.htm (2938 words)

	Candy Cummings \| The BASEBALL Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One of the least-known men in Baseball's Hall of Fame, Candy Cummings gained notoriety as the supposed inventor of the curveball.
		Cummings claimed he came up with the idea of a curveball after tossing clam shells on the beach in his native Massachussetts, when he was a teenager.
		In 1939, Cummings was elected to the Hall of Fame, for his "invention" more than his talent.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /past/pp/cummingscandy (306 words)

	Riverview Hutterite Colony School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cummings reads orally to us from a novel that we choose.
		Cummings also bought us a special kind of block called Knex.
		Cummings because by this time we have been going to school for a long time it seems to me and being read to is very relaxing.
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	Candy Cummings Books on Amazon.com
		Candy Cummings made his Major League debut on 04-22-1876 with the Hartford Dark Blues.
		Baseball Almanac is pleased to present all the Candy Cummings books currently listed on Amazon.com - the leading providing of online Candy Cummings books.
		Did you know that Baseball Almanac is attempting to catalog every ballplayer who has appeared on a Baseball Digest Cover since the magazine was first published in August 1942 when major league games were confined to the eastern and midwestern regions of the country?
	www.baseball-almanac.com /books/index.php?p=cummica01 (290 words)

	1876 to 1881 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Candy Cummings is credited for inventing the curve ball.
		Cummings compiled a 145-94 career record and 2.49 ERA between 1872 to 1877.
		Cummings is credited as the inventor of the curveball, which gave him entry to the Hall of Fame as a contributor.
	www.cincysports.net /1876to1881.htm (2986 words)

	SportingNews.com - Your expert source for The evolution of pitches
		After all, Candy Cummings was enshrined in the Hall of Fame for inventing it.
		But Morris, for one, contends that the history of the curve is much too murky to single out Cummings as the originator.
		The mounds of research done by Morris, Neyer, James and others have led to one discovery after another refuting a previous finding or at least casting doubt on it.
	www.sportingnews.com /exclusives/20070301/840264-p.html (514 words)

	Activities - Sports - Advanced
		Arthur "Candy" Cummings, from ____________ is the inventor of the curve ball.
		When Candy Cummings started pitching for the Brooklyn Excelsiors baseball team he was _________ years old.
		Today in the Baseball Hall Of Fame there is a plaque that reads: Candy Cummings, inventor of the curve ball.
	wings.avkids.com /Activities/Sports/advanced/curveball.html (325 words)

	KSL Radio Small Business Resource Center
		Clyde started making candy for fun when he was 15 years old.
		His friends and family loved his candy and soon were asking him to make it regularly for them.
		Paul Cummings is an old friend, and he told me that one of the prime reasons for the long success of the company is the fact they use only the very finest ingredients.
	smallbiz.ksl.com /speak-2333i.php (444 words)

	COSMIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION- 1999 Sweepland Curveballs
		Candy Cummings is enshrined in baseball's Hall of Fame as the originator of the curveball.
		But like other aspects of baseball's past there is an admixture of truth and myth about when the first curveball was thrown and who threw it.
		Nevertheless, the official point of view is that Cummings got the baseball to curve in 1864 and used the pitch in actual games in 1866.
	www.cosmicbaseball.com /99scr.html (380 words)

	Dangerous Curves!
		Brooklyn Star pitcher Candy Cummings said he got the idea when he saw the way clam shells curved when thrown -- and perfected the pitch in 1867.
		He was certainly the first to prove that a curveball did actually curve, tossing one around a series of stakes in an 1870 exhibition that earned him nationwide fame as a mound magician.
		He despised the well-connected Cummings, who, years later, convinced baseball's big shots that he deserved credit for the curve.
	members.tripod.com /~cmt97/bloopers/curve.html (666 words)

	Aerodynamics in Sports Equipment, Recreation and Machines - Curveball - Advanced
		Arthur, nicknamed "Candy," by this friends, daydreamed that one day he would play with his heroes and make a baseball curve like the clam shell.
		In 1867, 18 year old Candy Cummings, pitcher for the Brooklyn Excelsiors baseball team, tried out the pitch he had been perfecting in secret for years.
		Today, in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, there is a plaque that reads: Candy Cummings, inventor of the curve ball.
	www.fi.edu /wright/again/wings.avkids.com/wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/advanced/curveball-01.html (1074 words)

	Candy Cummings -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Candy Cummings -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		He is credited with being the first pitcher to throw a (Click link for more info and facts about curveball) curveball.
		Cummings was inducted into the (Click link for more info and facts about Baseball Hall of Fame) Baseball Hall of Fame in (Click link for more info and facts about 1939) 1939.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/candy_cummings.htm (74 words)

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