41. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: The Field: The Batter's Area and Position (Pre-1856 to 1873)

... line crossing home base (three on either side of the base). There was no written rule regarding a "striker's line" drawn on the playing field, it was accepted as there was also no written rule that restricted the pitcher from delivering the ball 45' from home base, which has also ... feet, when striking at a pitched ball. 1857 The 1857 base ball convention was very important in beginning the ground work for more specific rules written in the playing code. Regarding the batter's area, the rules stated that Home Base was to be circular and made of flat iron and painted or enameled white...
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42. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: The Game

... 5, 1886, in a magazine called Sporting Life. In this letter, the game was described as having five bases or "byes," base lines twenty-one yards in length and the distance from the pitcher to the home bye was fifteen yards. Innings determined the length of the game as opposed to playing to a specific number of runs. Fairly and unfairly pitched balls were described and techniques mentioned for the pitcher to make it difficult for the "knocker" to hit the ball. The differences between "fair and" "no-hit" balls were described and each side was given three outs per inning....
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45. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: Teams & Tours: 1874 World Base Ball Tour: Page 3

...D. Beals, Boston Club. Time, 2h. 10m. The cricket match was played after the baseball game and completed the following day. Cricket Match - August 3 and 4; Americans 107, Marylebone Cricket Club 105. It was announced that the trip to Paris was cancelled reportedly due to the dearth of playing fields. Aug. 6 (Thursday) at London - Boston 14, Athletic 11 Played on the same grounds as the previous day. This time only about 200 spectators appeared. Thomas Beals of Boston acted as the umpire. First base by errors - Boston 10 times; Athletic 5 times. Runs Earned -...
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46. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: The Rules: History of the Hit Batsman (Continued 2)

... The rules listed in Beadle's Dime Base Ball Player from 1860 - 1862 and 1864 - 1881 were the amateur rules for baseball. Dewitt's Base Ball Guide, 1869 - 1885 (for this purpose 1871 - 1885) and Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide, 1877 - 1900, listed the professional playing rules. 19th century baseball expert, author and historian David Nemec graciously contributed to this article. The Rules: History of the Strike The Rules of the Game: A Compilation of the Rules of Baseball 18451900 HOME | SITE INDEX | CONTACT US | E-MAIL 2007 19c Base Ball. Compiled by E....
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47. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: The Rules: 1864 National Association of Base-Ball Players: Page 6

... because, at the bases frequent falls occur, and on gravelly soil injury, in such cases, will surely result to both the clothes and body of the player, in the shape of scraped hands, arms, knees, etc. The ground should be well rolled, as it adds greatly to the pleasure of playing to have the whole field smooth and in good order; it will be found that such a course will fully compensate for the trouble and expense attending it. The proper size for a ground is about six hundred feet in length, by four hundred in breadth, although a smaller field will answer. The home...
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48. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: The Field: The Batter's Area and Position (Pre-1856 to 1873): Page 3

... an all rubber home base, white, in 1885 and the National League stipulated that home base could be made of either white rubber or white stone. In 1886, the AA changed the composition of home base to allow for either white stone, iron or rubber. When the two leagues agreed to use the same playing rules for the 1887 season home base was required to be of "whitened" rubber. The Players' National League of Base Ball Clubs also used a white rubber home base for their only season in 1890. Home base's makeup would not change for the remainder of the 19th century and is still made...
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