Clipping:New scoring rules; giving a hit for a base on balls; stolen bases
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| Date | Wednesday, November 24, 1886 |
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| Text | [reporting on the joint rules committee meeting 11/17/1886] The committee adopted the American Association scoring rules almost entire. The only change made is to credit a base hit on ever base obtained on balls, and to also give a time at bat on such play. This is done for the double purpose of rewarding the careful waiter on balls, and to punish the pitchers, who would always rather give a batter a base on balls than let him make a base hit. A base on balls is as good as a base hit, and will now be scored exactly the same. The total base column of the League rules is eliminated, and in its place is the stolen base column of the Association. This differs from the stolen base record of the Leagu3e in two respects. First, the League recorded its stolen bases in the summary, and they now go into the main score. Secondly, the League only gave credit for clean steals, and now every successful attempt at stealing is recorded, whether it results from an error made in trying to prevent the steal or is a clean piece of work. |
| Source | Sporting Life |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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