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NY Rules Now Specify Pitching Distance "Not Less Than 15 yards;" Ball Specs Defined
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[A] Pitching. The New York Game rules now specify the distance from the pitcher's point to home base as "not less than fifteen yards." Sullivan writes: "In 1854 a revised version of the original Knickerbocker rules was approved by a small committee of NY baseball officials, including Dr. [Doc] Adams. This document describes the first known meeting of baseball club representatives. Three years later, a much larger convention would result in the NABBC." The point of the meeting was for the Knickerbockers, Gotham, and Eagle Clubs to adopt and use the same rules. [B] The Ball. The joint rules committee, convening at Smith's Tavern, New York, increased the weight of the ball was increased to 5½ to 6 ounces and the diameter increased to 2¾ to 3½ inches, (corresponding to a circumference varying from 8 5/8 to 11 inches).
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Sources | [A] The 17 playing rules [the 1845 rules number 14] are reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 18-19. [B] Peverelly, 1866, Book of American Pastimes, pp. 346 - 348. Submitted by Rob Loeffler, 3/1/07. See "The Evolution of the Baseball Up to 1872," March 2007. |
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Query | Do we know what pitching distance was used in games played before 1854? Is it seen as coincidental that the specifications of a base ball were so close to those of a cricket ball? Edit with form to add a query |
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Submitted by | Rob Loeffler |
Submission Note | March1, 2007 |
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