Clipping:Called strikes balls; a base on balls
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| Date | Tuesday, September 25, 1866 |
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| Text | [Irvington vs. Atlantic 9/24/1866] Dick Pearce took the bat and seemed to be rather shy of Walter's fierce pitching, waiting until the umpire [Brientnall of the Eureka] called “one ball.” At length he got one that suited him, and straightway went out on a foul tip. … Chapman waited for a chance until the umpire called “one ball” on Walters, and then made a safe hit to right field, securing his first base. … Walters at the bat, one strike, one ball, caught out by Chapman on a foul. … Mike Campbell, after the umpire had called one strike and one ball, secured his first on a ball muffed near the third base. Mills having gone out on three strikes once, was cautious about what balls he struck at. The umpire called one ball, two balls, and finally “three balls,” so that Mills walked to his first... |
| Source | Brooklyn Eagle |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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