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|Description=<p>The game that arose in Philadelphia in the 1830’s. The rules of this game have recently been induced from game accounts by Richard Hershberger. The game is distinct from the Massachusetts Game. It’s signature features were 11-player teams, an absence of set defensive positions, stakes [as bases] set in a circle 30-foot diameter, non-aggressive pitching, a lighter, softer ball, an all-out-side-out rule, and a bound rule.</p> | |Description=<p>The game that arose in Philadelphia in the 1830’s. The rules of this game have recently been induced from game accounts by Richard Hershberger. The game is distinct from the Massachusetts Game. It’s signature features were 11-player teams, an absence of set defensive positions, stakes [as bases] set in a circle 30-foot diameter, non-aggressive pitching, a lighter, softer ball, an all-out-side-out rule, and a bound rule.</p> | ||
<p>This game was evidently the game of choice in the Philadelphia area until about 1860, when the New York game came to dominate Philly play.</p> | <p>This game was evidently the game of choice in the Philadelphia area until about 1860, when the New York game came to dominate Philly play.</p> |
Latest revision as of 08:40, 28 November 2012
Game | Philadelphia Town Ball |
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Game Family | Baseball |
Location | Philadelphia |
Regions | US |
Eras | 1800s, Predecessor |
Invented | |
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Description | The game that arose in Philadelphia in the 1830’s. The rules of this game have recently been induced from game accounts by Richard Hershberger. The game is distinct from the Massachusetts Game. It’s signature features were 11-player teams, an absence of set defensive positions, stakes [as bases] set in a circle 30-foot diameter, non-aggressive pitching, a lighter, softer ball, an all-out-side-out rule, and a bound rule. This game was evidently the game of choice in the Philadelphia area until about 1860, when the New York game came to dominate Philly play.
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Sources | Richard Hershberger, “A Reconstruction of Philadelphia Town Ball,” Base Ball, Volume 1, number 2 (Fall 2007), pages 28-43. |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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