why does K stand for strike in baseball?

[bobcpg]

why?

-bob

 

[bonk102]

dont know

 

[Red Dawn]

Each line in the K stands for a strike.

 

[Entity]

A: According to Paul Dickson's Baseball Dictionary, there are two theories as to how "K" came to stand for strikeout. Henry Chadwick, who invented a scoring system in 1861, developed a series of letter symbols, choosing "K" for strikeout. He explained, "It was the prominent letter of the word 'strike,' as far as remembering the word was concerned." A second story gives M.J. Kelly of the New York Herald credit for inventing the symbol.

According to http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/features/experts/08_30_00.stm.

Rob

 

[DukeFan21]

They changed it to K because the original abbreviation, SO, was getting mixed up with something else...but I forget what it was

 

[FrontlineWarrior]

probably shutout

 

[XmimicX]

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mstrike.html

Dang. There wasn't anyone there when I started a search. You guys are fast!