Aug 12, 2015 · Why Are Left-Handers Called ‘Southpaws’? The “American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language” cites the conventional wisdom that the word “southpaw” originated “from the …

An 1848 political cartoon illustrates the use of "southpaw" as a term for someone striking a blow with their left hand, in this case a Democratic contender for president, Lewis Cass, uses a southpaw …

May 2, 2021 · Other historians insist that the term actually originated from boxing, where in the early days of the sport, hitting an opponent with the left hand came to become known as punching using …

southpaw (n.) "lefthander," 1885, in baseball slang, of pitchers, often said to have been coined by Finley Peter Dunne ("Mr. Dooley"), Chicago sports journalist and humorist, in the days when, it is said, …

Nov 16, 2021 · The earliest known use of southpaw is from a 30 June 1813 article in Philadelphia’s the Tickler newspaper. The Tickler was a one-page broadsheet consisting mostly of advertisements and …

Many people think the term "southpaw" came from baseball, but it can be seen in a letter in a Philadelphia newspaper of 1813: "'Luk here mon, and convince yourself,' said he, holding up the …

Dec 29, 2023 · This geographical alignment birthed the term 'Southpaw,' initially used to describe left-handed pitchers. Over time, the term transcended its baseball confines and became synonymous …

Southpaw is of obscure origin. A popular theory holds that it comes from the onetime position of ballparks in relation to the sun. Supposedly, late 19th-century ballparks were laid out so that the …

However, the earliest mentions of the term in baseball refer to position players, not pitchers. According to MLB official historian John Thorn, baseball has a totally different sport to thank: boxing, in which …

A southpaw is a lefthander, an American term that dates from c. 1880, supposedly from baseball. At a particular baseball park in Chicago, the pitcher threw the ball at the batter in a westerly direction. …