Clipping:The effect of moving the batter closer to the plate
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Date | Friday, April 23, 1886 |
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Text | Nearly all the pitchers of the Association are being batted hard. Foutz, Morris, Lynch, Ramsey and Carruthers ahve at times been batted all over the field. The reason is evident. The batters’ box has been moved four inches nearer to the plate, and an out curve has accordingly lost its effect. The drop and the in-shoot are now the only effective balls that the pitcher can command. Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette April 23, 1886 The reason given by ball players for the inordinately large scores being made this season is the close proximity of the batters’ box to the plate. The distance has been shortened by six inches, thus, to a great degree, destroying the effectiveness of the outshoot. St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 26, 1886 |
Source | Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette |
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Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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