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Base Stealing Before the Civil War

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City/State/Country: Rochester, NY, United States
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"Just noticed an 1860 game summary from Rochester, NY that includes the number of times that the catchers threw to bases, a decent if not 100% indicator of the number  of stolen base attempts, in this case a combined total of 37 in 8 innings.

"No, Ned Cuthbert didn't pioneer the stolen base in 1865. . ."

(19CBB Posting by Bob Tholkes, 2/6/2017.)

The game was played between the Live Oak and Lone Star club, the Lone Star scoring 30 runs and the Live Oaks 14 runs. 

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New York Sunday Mercury, July 8, 1860

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(A) The Protoball PrePro data base in shows that 44 runs were scored in 8.5 innings in this July 4 game.  That's nearly three runs per half-inning.

(Seehttp://protoball.org/Lone_Star_BBC_Club_of_Rochester_v_Live_Oak_Club_of_Rochester_on_4_July_1860)

So there were lots of baserunners in both games.

But there were reportedly only about 2 catcher throws to bases in each half-inning. If bases were stolen routinely in this gloveless era, wouldn't more throws be expected?

(B) Were catcher throws to the bases not similarly recorded in downstate games?

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Submitted by Bob Tholkes
Submission Note 19CBB Posting, 2/6/2017



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