1857.44
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Not Glued or Sewn to Second Base
| Salience | Noteworthy |
|---|---|
| Tags | Base Ball StratagemsBase Ball Stratagems |
| Location | |
| City/State/Country: | NYC, NY, USA |
| Modern Address | |
| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
| Holiday | |
| Notables | |
| Text | "The basemen are not confined strictly to their bases, but must be prepared to occupy them if a player is running toward them. " |
| Sources | Porter's Spirit of the Times, December 26, 1857 |
| Warning | |
| Comment | Placement of basemen on their bags in contemporary illustrations has led to an assumption that that is where they customarily played. Not so. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| External Number | |
| Submitted by | Bob Tholkes, |
| Submission Note | 4/6/2015 |
| Has Supplemental Text |
1857.44 Not Glued or Sewn to Second Base"
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