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|Term=Hit the Bat | |Term=Hit the Bat | ||
|Game Family=Fungo | |Game Family=Fungo | ||
|Description=A fungo game in which a ball is hit to a group of fielders. | |Location= | ||
|Game Regions=US | |||
|Game Eras=Derivative | |||
|Invented Game=No | |||
|Description=<p>A fungo game in which a ball is hit to a group of fielders. If one of them can roll the ball back and hit the bat so that the ball hits the ground before the batter can catch the ricochet, the two exchange places.</p> | |||
<p>Baserunning and pitching are not part of this fungo game.</p> | |||
<p>[As recalled in Central New York in the 1950s]</p> | |||
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|Comment=<p>AKA Roll-the-Bat, Cherry, Rollabat. Cf. Sullivan, "Roll-the-Bat," <em>Southwest Folklore</em> 4 (1980) pp. 84-86; Cohen, <em>The Games We Played</em> (2001), p. 77</p> | |||
|Query=<p>Is this game known by other names other than those collected above?</p> | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 12 March 2022
| Game | Hit the Bat |
|---|---|
| Game Family | Fungo |
| Location | |
| Regions | US |
| Eras | Derivative |
| Invented | No |
| Tags | |
| Description | A fungo game in which a ball is hit to a group of fielders. If one of them can roll the ball back and hit the bat so that the ball hits the ground before the batter can catch the ricochet, the two exchange places. Baserunning and pitching are not part of this fungo game. [As recalled in Central New York in the 1950s] |
| Sources | |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Comment | AKA Roll-the-Bat, Cherry, Rollabat. Cf. Sullivan, "Roll-the-Bat," Southwest Folklore 4 (1980) pp. 84-86; Cohen, The Games We Played (2001), p. 77 Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Is this game known by other names other than those collected above? Edit with form to add a query |
| Has Supplemental Text |
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