Clipping:New order of batting
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| Date | Saturday, March 8, 1879 |
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| Text | [discussing the rules for the upcoming season] The difference between the working of this rule and the one in force last season is this: Under last year’s rule the order was governed as follows: A went to the bat and made a base-hit; B was put out on the fly; C made a base-hit, and D hit a fly-ball on which a double-play was made, D being second out and C third out; consequently, D, being next on the list to the third man out, was the first to take his turn at the bat in the next inning. Under the new rule, D being last man at the bat, E takes first strike, though C was third man out. The question as to what constitutes the completion of a turn at the bat has to be answered, and our interpretation is that the batsman only completes his turn at the bat after he has given a chance to the field to put him out which has been accepted, or has made a base on his hit, or reached first base by a fielding error after having hit a fair ball. If, while he is in position to strike at the ball, and before he has given any chance to the fielders to put him out, the third man should be put out, leaving him at the home-base, the batsman preceding him is to be regarded as the player who has completed his turn at the bat. In other words, the moment a batsman become a base-runner he completes his turn at the bat. |
| Source | New York Clipper |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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