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In baseball, the term battery refers collectively to the pitcher and the catcher, comprising two of the nine fielding positions, and distinct from the three outfielders and the four infielders.
The use of the word 'battery' in baseball was first coined by Henry Chadwick in the 1860s in reference to the firepower of a team's pitching staff and inspired by the artillery batteries then in use in the American Civil War. Later, the term evolved to indicate the combined effectiveness of pitcher and catcher.[1]
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