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{{Chronology Entry | {{Chronology Entry | ||
|Year=1854 | |Year=1854 | ||
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|Year Number=1 | |Year Number=1 | ||
|Headline=NY Rules Now Specify Pitching Distance "Not Less Than 15 yards | |Headline=Three NY Clubs Meet: Agreed Rules Now Specify Pitching Distance "Not Less Than 15 yards" | ||
|Salience= | |Salience=1 | ||
|Tags=Post-Knickerbocker Rule Changes, | |Tags=Post-Knickerbocker Rule Changes, | ||
|Location=Greater New York City, | |Location=Greater New York City, | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|Coordinates=40.7127753, -74.0059728 | |||
|State=NY | |State=NY | ||
|City=NYC | |City=NYC | ||
|Modern Address= | |||
|Game=Base Ball | |Game=Base Ball | ||
|Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | |Immediacy of Report=Contemporary | ||
|Age of Players=Adult | |Age of Players=Adult | ||
|Text=<p> </p> | |Holiday= | ||
<p>[ | |Notables= | ||
|Text=<p>[A] <strong>Concordance: </strong>The Knickerbocker, Eagle, and Gotham Club Agree to somewhat expanded rules.</p> | |||
<p>[B] <strong>Pitching.</strong> The New York Game rules now specify the distance from the pitcher's point to home base as "not less than fifteen yards."</p> | |||
<p>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 NABBP."</p> | <p>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 NABBP."</p> | ||
<p>The point of the meeting was for the Knickerbockers, Gotham, and Eagle Clubs to adopt and use the same rules.</p> | <p>The point of the meeting was for the Knickerbockers, Gotham, and Eagle Clubs to adopt and use the same rules.</p> | ||
<p>[ | <p>[C] <strong>The Ball.</strong> The joint rules committee, convening at Smith's Tavern, New York, increased the weight of the ball to 5½ to 6 ounces and the diameter to 2¾ to 3½ inches, (corresponding to a circumference varying from 8 5/8 to 11 inches).</p> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
|Sources=<p>The rules standardization was announced in the <em>New York Sunday Mercury</em>, April 2, 1854.</p> | |Sources=<p>[A] John Thorn, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball in the Garden of Eden</span> (Simon and Schuster, 2011), page 83.The rules standardization was announced in the <em>New York Sunday Mercury</em>, April 2, 1854.</p> | ||
<p>[ | <p>[B] The 17 playing rules [the 1845 rules number 14] are reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908</span> [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 18-19.</p> | ||
<p>[ | <p>[C] Peverelly, 1866, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Book of American Pastimes</span>, pp. 346 - 348. Submitted by Rob Loeffler, 3/1/07. See "The Evolution of the Baseball Up to 1872," March 2007.</p> | ||
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|Query=<p>Do we know what pitching distance was used in games played before 1854?</p> | |Query=<p>Do we know what pitching distance was used in games played before 1854?</p> | ||
<p>Is it seen as coincidental that the specifications of a base ball were so close to those of a cricket ball?</p> | <p>Is it seen as coincidental that the specifications of a base ball were so close to those of a cricket ball?</p> | ||
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|Submitted by=Rob Loeffler | |Submitted by=Rob Loeffler | ||
|Submission Note=March1, 2007 | |Submission Note=March1, 2007 | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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| Tags | Post-Knickerbocker Rule ChangesPost-Knickerbocker Rule Changes |
| Location | Greater New York CityGreater New York City |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, United States |
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| Text | [A] Concordance: The Knickerbocker, Eagle, and Gotham Club Agree to somewhat expanded rules. [B] 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 NABBP." The point of the meeting was for the Knickerbockers, Gotham, and Eagle Clubs to adopt and use the same rules. [C] The Ball. The joint rules committee, convening at Smith's Tavern, New York, increased the weight of the ball to 5½ to 6 ounces and the diameter to 2¾ to 3½ inches, (corresponding to a circumference varying from 8 5/8 to 11 inches).
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| Sources | [A] John Thorn, Baseball in the Garden of Eden (Simon and Schuster, 2011), page 83.The rules standardization was announced in the New York Sunday Mercury, April 2, 1854. [B] 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. [C] 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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