Clipping:A batter skipping his turn
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| Date | Sunday, August 22, 1869 |
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| Text | [Unions of Morrisania vs. Powhattans 8/17/1869] In the eighth inning, Goldie had to leave to take the train, and two hands were out when it came his turn to strike, and he having retired by consent of the contesting sides he was out of the game, as had he not been, his absence when his turn came for him to strike would have obliged the umpire to have given him out and the inning would have ended with but one run; as it was, however, Wieburg and Haines struck afterward and another run was scored. ... In the ninth inning, finding he still had time, Goldie came in at the bat and made the hit when gave the tie run. Now this he had no legal right to do without the consent of the opposing nine, which, in this instance was not asked, as it was not regarded as necessary. The whole thing had an important bearing on the result, for if Goldie had a right to come in again, he certainly had no right to be absent, and thereby lost a hand; whereas if the reverse was the case, and he had a right to be absent–which he did–he certainly had none to take his strike again. The occurrence was a new point in play, and one which had been anticipated in a measure when the rule was changed so as to prevent strikers from being absent when their turn came at the bat, without consent of their adversaries. |
| Source | New York Sunday Mercury |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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