Jack Lynch (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Jack Lynch
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=February 5, 1857
city-state|New York|New York
deathdate=death date and age|1923|4|20|1857|2|5
city-state|Bronx|New York
debutdate=May 2
debutyear=by|1881
debutteam=Buffalo Bisons
finaldate=April 19
finalyear=by|1890
finalteam=Brooklyn Gladiators
stat1label=Win-Loss record
stat1value=110-105
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.69
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=859
teams=
*Buffalo Bisons (by|1881)
*New York Metropolitans (by|1883-by|1887)
*Brooklyn Gladiators (by|1890)
highlights=
*American Association pennant: 1884

John H. Lynch (February 5, 1857 in New York, New York - April 20, 1923 in Bronx, New York), is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1881-1890. He played for the Buffalo Bisons, New York Metropolitans, and Brooklyn Gladiators.

His pitch selection included a drop curve and an "inshoot", which was probably the modern screwball. [The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Bill James and Rob Neyer. 2004.]

The "New York Clipper" wrote of Jack Lynch::"Studying the in-and-out curves, rises, and drop deliveries, he rapidly acquired a reputation as an effective and puzzling pitcher...He has complete control of the ball, with all the curves and varying paces in delivery, and is cool and self-possessed." ["New York Clipper" (undated, from the Baseball Hall of Fame Library).]

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