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| Date | Friday, July 3, 1868 |
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| Location | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | 270 Smith Street |
| Description | First documented instance of a batter retired on called strikes: batter- Charley Bearman of the Mutual BBC of New York City; pitcher- Albert Martin of the Eckford BBC of Brooklyn; umpire- Frank Norton of the National BBC of Washington, D.C. Bearman took strikes two and three after swinging and missing once. |
| Sources | American Chronicle, July 9, 1868, page 1, column 3, lines 16-21 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | Yes |
| Comment | The reporter, Hall of Fame pioneer baseball journalist Henry Chadwick, disapproved of the decision, complaining that Norton was not properly interpreting the existing rule, feeling that Bearman had not been sufficiently obstinate about not swinging at good balls. |
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| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes |
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