Clipping:An experimental rules game; balls and strikes
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| Date | Sunday, September 15, 1878 |
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| Text | [reporting on a series of experimental games Boston vs. Chicago] For Monday's game the rules as to balls and strikes will be changed so that the pitcher will be allowed only six balls instead of nine as now, and the batsman will have only three strikes instead of practically four as now—that is, the warn or “good ball” will not be called but when three strikes have been called the batsman retires. Another improvement in the way of making the game better understood by the attendance will be the manner of calling balls; instead of waiting until three bad balls have been pitched before calling one ball, the umpire will count all the balls pitched out loud as they are delivered, from “one ball,” “two balls,” “three balls,” up to “six balls.” it is hoped that this will make the game more easily understood by the spectators. In this game, also, the batsman will be allowed to stand a little nearer to the home-plate than now—that is, within six inches instead of within a foot as at present. Chicago Tribune September 15, 1878 As to Monday's experimental game, the question of main importance is of course whether the improvement is proved worthy to be recommended for adoption or not. It is certain that the players favor it,--that is, a majority of them. In point of fact, however, the change disturbs the relation between pitcher and batsman so slightly that it amounts to very little in that respect. Under the old rule the pitcher had to deliver four good balls before he delivered nine bad ones,--that is, he must give four good balls out of the first twelve pitched, or one good one to three bad ones. Under the new rules he must give three good balls before he gives six bad ones,--that is, he must give three good balls out of the first eight pitched, and that proportion is a little greater than in the other case. If the umpire is to be considered in the matter, it must be admitted that his power (or his discretion) is somewhat increased. Chicago Tribune September 18, 1878 [See also Indianapolis vs. Chicago 9/24/1878 in Chicago Tribune September 25, 1878 for another game played under these rules.] |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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