Gears Bio


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	Harold “Shifty” Gears Rochester, NY "Shifty" got his nickname, not because he could pitch with either hand, but because of his footwork playing basketball in his hometown of Rochester, NY. He started pitching a softball out of apathy, because his teammates didn’t want to pitch and Gears was tired of his team getting beat badly. "When I saw the opposing team’s pitcher throw a rise ball, I went home and worked on it." He got so he could pitch and conked his catcher in the nose a couple of times and wound up as the pitcher. Gears played softball five nights a week and baseball on Saturdays and Sundays. Eventually he gave up baseball. In National Championship Play, Gears had a 20-6 record, and finished his career with 866 wins and 115 losses. He hurled 61 no-hitters and nine perfect games. He had 373 shutouts and struck out 13, 244 batters, averaging 13.5 strikeouts per game during his career. He retired as a player in 1951 and died November 18, 1974 at the age of 67. He was the first player elected to the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame. \| Hall of Fame Photo Album \| Hamilton Bio \| Marx Bio \| Staples Bio \| Dorazio Bio \| Farrell Bio \| Katcher Bio \| Plummer Bio \| Snyder Bio \| Aurigemma Bio \| Houck Bio \| Veronesi Bio \| GWilliams Bio \| Charles Bio \| Herman Bio \| Caprara Bio \| Crane Bio \| Held Bio \| Lewenn Bio \| Stewart Bio \| Clavio Bio \| Craver Bio \| Doxsey Bio \| Love Bio \| McKenna Bio \| McSweeney Bio \| Costine Bio \| Crisci Bio \| Valachovic Bio \| DeFligio Bio \| Hess Bio \| Caserto Bio \| Dardano Bio \| Ong Bio \| Gaffney Bio \| Mott Bio \| Schneider Bio \| Calcagino Bio \| Chiavelli Bio \| Curtin Jack \| Durante Bio \| Molinaro Bio \| Berman Bio \| Dumah Bio \| Horton Bio \| Key Bio \| Petrillo Bio \| Vasenelli Bio \| Butch Veronesi Bio \| Wells Bio \| Castle Bio \| Gallo Bio \| Moresco Bio \| Morien Bio \| Zovistoski Bio \| Lashomb Bio \| Taurisano Bio \| Argento Bio \| Brown Bio \| Masco Bio \| Boise Bio \| Chappell Bio \| Fetterly Bio \| Goyette Bio \| Millard Bio \| Rathburn Bio \| Hoffman Bio \| Kerr Bio \| Partigianoni Bio \| Passante Bio \| Sanford Bio \| Barker Bio \| Chetney Bio \| Foland Bio \| Eggleston Bio \| Richard Johnson Bio \| Savona Bio \| Bosch Bio \| Kusmuk Bio \| Walsh Bio \| Soricelli Bio \| Jan Fetterly Bio \| Blum Bio \| Gears Bio \| Tom Castle Bio \| Jan Fetterly Bio \| \| Francis E. Mott Hall of Fame \| Fred Schneider Memorial Scholarship Award \| \| Return Home \| Commissoner's Desk \| Officers & Commissioners \| Umpires \| Awards & Hall of Fame \| Tournament Information \| Great Links \| Photos \| Contact Us \|