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    In baseball what is the record for the fastest pitch?

    Question #22068. Asked by anon.

    Andy

    The greatest reliably recorded speed at which a baseball has been pitched is 100.9 mph by Lynn Nolan Ryan (California Angels) at Anaheim Stadium in California on August 20, 1974.

    Source: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_guin.shtml

    Aug 31 02, 5:14 PM
    kirkoverpicard

    The official record is held by Nolan Ryan at 100.3 MPH, but there have been a handful of pitchers who have broken that. The Guinness Book usually only recognizes records for which they were present, monitoring both the conditions and the attempt.

    Apr 22 06, 7:43 PM

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