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|Description=<p>A game - evidently evolved uniquely by Bob Boynton -- with two players, a field marked with zones for singles, doubles, etc., and employing a ping-pong ball thrown from 33 feet to a batter standing at a home plate of 12 inches square. Bats were the size of broomsticks with toweling for padding. There was some fielding but all “baserunning” used only imaginary runners.</p> | |Description=<p>A game - evidently evolved uniquely by Bob Boynton -- with two players, a field marked with zones for singles, doubles, etc., and employing a ping-pong ball thrown from 33 feet to a batter standing at a home plate of 12 inches square. Bats were the size of broomsticks with toweling for padding. There was some fielding but all “baserunning” used only imaginary runners.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span>B. Boynton, “Diceball and Pingball,” in G. Land, </span><em>Growing Up with Baseball</em><span> (UNebraska, 2004) pages 156 - 159.</span></p> | |Sources=<p><span>B. Boynton, “Diceball and Pingball,” in G. Land, </span><em>Growing Up with Baseball</em><span> (UNebraska, 2004) pages 156 - 159.</span></p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:50, 28 November 2012
| Game | Pingball |
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| Game Family | Fungo |
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| Eras | Derivative |
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| Description | A game - evidently evolved uniquely by Bob Boynton -- with two players, a field marked with zones for singles, doubles, etc., and employing a ping-pong ball thrown from 33 feet to a batter standing at a home plate of 12 inches square. Bats were the size of broomsticks with toweling for padding. There was some fielding but all “baserunning” used only imaginary runners. |
| Sources | B. Boynton, “Diceball and Pingball,” in G. Land, Growing Up with Baseball (UNebraska, 2004) pages 156 - 159. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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