Steve Dalkowski

Steven Louis Dalkowski (born June 3, 1939 in New Britain, Connecticut) is a retired left-handed pitcher in minor league baseball. He is sometimes called the fastest pitcher in baseball history and had a fastball that may have exceeded 100 mph (161 km/h). Some experts believe it went as fast as 110 mph (177 km/h), others that his pitches travelled at 105 mph (169 km/h) or less (the Guinness Book of Records records the fastest pitch ever as 100.9 mph (162.4 km/h) by Nolan Ryan). As no radar gun or other device was available to measure the speed of his pitches precisely, the actual top speed of his pitches remains unknown. Regardless of its actual speed, his fastball earned him the nickname "White Lightning".

References

Online

• Steve Dalkowski Page
• Sports Hollywood, "Celebrating the Worst in Athletics"
• No Crying in Baseball
• The Sporting News, "Minor League Legends"
• Sports Illustrated, "Where Are They Now?"
• Slate: Why can't anyone throw a baseball faster than 100mph?

Literary

• The Suitors of Spring by Pat Jordan (1973, ISBN 0396067115)
• That Last Rebel Yell by Ken Brooks (1986, ISBN 0961644702)
• From 33rd Street to Camden Yards : An Oral History of the Baltimore Orioles by John Eisenberg (2001, ISBN 0809224860)

Personal

• Krieger, Kit: Posting on SABR-L mailing list from 2002. Used with permission. (See ).
• Beverage, Dick: Secretary-Treasurer for the Association of Professional Ballplayers of America.