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Game Washington Game
Game Family Baseball Baseball
Location Washington DC
Regions US
Eras 1800s
Invented No
Description

 

See https://nmaahc.si.edu/baseball-mall; the source is the National Museum on African American History.

Caption: "Throughout the late 19th century, baseball teams—both black and white—played on the Ellipse, just north of the Museum, and on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The abolitionist and social reformer Frederick Douglass was an honorary member of the Mutual Base Ball Club, which was owned by his son Charles A. Douglass, who also played for the team. Because there were no fences, batters who hit long distances could run around the bases and score as many times as possible before the fielders could return the ball to home plate, according to the generous rules of the so-called 'Washington game.' Scores could top the 100 mark before the rules were changed."

<The attendant photograph showed a game in the Washington Ellipse in 1942>

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https://nmaahc.si.edu/baseball-mall

Submitted 3/24/2022 by Gene Draschner.

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