Abstract

This is a scrapbook compiled by Alphonse Case (A.C.) “Phonney” Martin concerning the invention of the curve ball. This scrapbook consists of typed manuscript pages, clippings, correspondence, and handwritten notes, dated between 1845 and 1933.

Abstract The collection documents the study of biomechanics by Dr. Robert Shapiro as he applied this to the analysis of baseball batting mechanics and baseball pitching motion for his master's thesis and eventually as a scientific consultant to the Chicago White Sox team physician, Dr. James Boscardin, M.D. The high speed 16mm films and vhs tapes created during this study make up the majority of the collection. Dr. Shapiro's preliminary report on pitching mechanics and performance of members of the...