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|Term=Softball | |Term=Softball | ||
|Game Family=Baseball | |Game Family=Baseball | ||
|Game Regions=Europe, Rest of World | |Game Regions=US, Europe, Rest of World | ||
|Game Eras=Derivative | |Game Eras=1800s, Contemporary, Derivative, Post-1900 | ||
|Invented Game=No | |Invented Game=No | ||
|Description=<p>As described in Bealle, Softball evolved from Indoor Baseball, which was first played in 1887. Softball rules are close to Baseball rules, but the infield dimensions were set to be smaller and the ball is pitched with an underhand motion. A full team has ten players. Many forms are played, depending on the age and agility of the players. The term Softball debuted in 1926.</p> | |Description=<p>As described in Bealle, Softball evolved from Indoor Baseball, which was first played in 1887. Softball rules are close to Baseball rules, but the infield dimensions were set to be smaller and the ball is pitched with an underhand motion. A full team has ten players. Many forms are played, depending on the age and agility of the players. The term Softball debuted in 1926.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span>Paul Dickson, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Worth Book of Softball</span> (Facts on File, 1994).</span></p> | |Sources=<p><span>Paul Dickson, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Worth Book of Softball</span> (Facts on File, 1994).</span></p> | ||
<p><span>Morris A Bealle, </span><em>The Softball Story</em><span> </span>(Washington: Columbian Publishing Group, 1956)<span>.</span></p> | <p><span>Morris A Bealle, </span><em>The Softball Story</em><span> </span>(Washington: Columbian Publishing Group, 1956)<span>.</span></p> | ||
|Comment=<p>Allegedly, a<span> version of softball was invented in Chicago in 1887 at the Farragut Boat Club when a Yale alum learned that his team had won the annual Yale-Harvard football game and chucked a boxing glove at a Harvard fan who tried to hit it with a bat. </span><span> </span></p> | |||
<p><span>Early on the game was often called kittenball. [ba]</span></p> | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 25 November 2024
| Game | Softball |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | |
| Regions | US, Europe, Rest of World |
| Eras | 1800s, Contemporary, Derivative, Post-1900 |
| Invented | No |
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| Description | As described in Bealle, Softball evolved from Indoor Baseball, which was first played in 1887. Softball rules are close to Baseball rules, but the infield dimensions were set to be smaller and the ball is pitched with an underhand motion. A full team has ten players. Many forms are played, depending on the age and agility of the players. The term Softball debuted in 1926. |
| Sources | Paul Dickson, The Worth Book of Softball (Facts on File, 1994). Morris A Bealle, The Softball Story (Washington: Columbian Publishing Group, 1956). |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Comment | Allegedly, a version of softball was invented in Chicago in 1887 at the Farragut Boat Club when a Yale alum learned that his team had won the annual Yale-Harvard football game and chucked a boxing glove at a Harvard fan who tried to hit it with a bat. Early on the game was often called kittenball. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Has Supplemental Text |
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