Baseball Game, 1887

Is the chance to add 50 points to your batting average worth a few minutes of your time? Baseball history photo: Baseball game between Lima (Ohio) and Wheeling (West Virginia), circa 1887. Note the chalked outline of the pitcher's box and the pitcher standing with one foot on the back line of the pitcher's box (a requirement beginning in 1887).  Click photo to return to previous page.

Baseball history photo: Baseball game between Lima (Ohio) and Wheeling (West Virginia), circa 1887. Note the chalked outline of the pitcher's box and the pitcher standing with one foot on the back line of the pitcher's box (a requirement beginning in 1887). Click photo to return to previous page.

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