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|Location=Wales, UK | |Location=Wales, UK | ||
|Game Regions=Britain | |Game Regions=Britain | ||
|Game Eras=Derivative | |||
|Invented Game=No | |Invented Game=No | ||
|Description=<p>This game uses a smaller ball than US baseball, and features a flattened bat, underhand pitching, eleven-player teams, no foul ground, an all-out-side-out rule, and two-inning games.</p> | |Description=<p>This game uses a smaller ball than US baseball, and features a flattened bat, underhand pitching, eleven-player teams, no foul ground, an all-out-side-out rule, and two-inning games.</p> | ||
<p> | <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>Note:</em></span> in 1927, the rules for Welch baseball and Liverpool baseball were evidently combined. See "British Baseball" at http://protoball.org/British_Baseball and at http://protoball.org/British_Baseball_(Welsh_Baseball). </p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span>George Vecsey, "Playing Baseball in </span>Wales<span>," </span><em>New York</em><em> Times</em><span>, August 11 1986.</span></p> | |Sources=<p><span>George Vecsey, "Playing Baseball in </span>Wales<span>," </span><em>New York</em><em> Times</em><span>, August 11 1986.</span></p> | ||
<p><span>Kevin O'Brien - www.welshbaseball.co.uk</span></p> | <p><span>Kevin O'Brien - www.welshbaseball.co.uk</span></p> | ||
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Revision as of 07:51, 31 March 2016
| Game | Welsh Baseball |
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| Game Family | Baseball |
| Location | Wales, UK |
| Regions | Britain |
| Eras | Derivative |
| Invented | No |
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| Description | This game uses a smaller ball than US baseball, and features a flattened bat, underhand pitching, eleven-player teams, no foul ground, an all-out-side-out rule, and two-inning games. Note: in 1927, the rules for Welch baseball and Liverpool baseball were evidently combined. See "British Baseball" at http://protoball.org/British_Baseball and at http://protoball.org/British_Baseball_(Welsh_Baseball). |
| Sources | George Vecsey, "Playing Baseball in Wales," New York Times, August 11 1986. Kevin O'Brien - www.welshbaseball.co.uk |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Has Supplemental Text |
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