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|Location=IA | |Location=IA | ||
|Game Regions=US | |Game Regions=US | ||
|Game Eras= | |Game Eras=Post-1900, Predecessor | ||
|Invented Game=No | |Invented Game=No | ||
|Description=<p>Hall-of-Famer Cap Anson recalls that "'soak ball' was at this time [as an Iowa schoolboy in the early 1860's] my favorite sport. It was a game in which the batter was put out by running the bases by being hit with the ball," which was "comparatively soft." [[Patch baseball]] was, arguably, another name for this game.</p> | |Description=<p>Hall-of-Famer Cap Anson recalls that "'soak ball' was at this time [as an Iowa schoolboy in the early 1860's] my favorite sport. It was a game in which the batter was put out by running the bases by being hit with the ball," which was "comparatively soft." [[Patch baseball]] was, arguably, another name for this game.</p> | ||
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|Sources=<p>Adrian C. Anson, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Ball Player's Career</span> (Era Publishing, 1900) pp. 13-14.</p> | |Sources=<p>Adrian C. Anson, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Ball Player's Career</span> (Era Publishing, 1900) pp. 13-14.</p> | ||
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|Comment=<p>Anson also mentions: "I longed .... to be playing soak ball, bull pen or two old cat..." during this time (schoolboy days--he was born in 1852 and raised in Marshalltown, IA).</p> | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:02, 3 June 2022
| Game | Soak Ball |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | IA |
| Regions | US |
| Eras | Post-1900, Predecessor |
| Invented | No |
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| Description | Hall-of-Famer Cap Anson recalls that "'soak ball' was at this time [as an Iowa schoolboy in the early 1860's] my favorite sport. It was a game in which the batter was put out by running the bases by being hit with the ball," which was "comparatively soft." Patch baseball was, arguably, another name for this game.
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| Sources | Adrian C. Anson, A Ball Player's Career (Era Publishing, 1900) pp. 13-14. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Comment | Anson also mentions: "I longed .... to be playing soak ball, bull pen or two old cat..." during this time (schoolboy days--he was born in 1852 and raised in Marshalltown, IA). Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Has Supplemental Text |
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