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noun
Origin: south + paw: the ballpark in Chicago (c. 1885) was so located that the pitcher's left arm was toward the south
adjective
See southpaw in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: From the practice in baseball of arranging the diamond with the batter facing east to avoid the afternoon sun. A left-handed pitcher facing west would therefore have his pitching arm toward the south of the diamond
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