Clipping:Running on dead called balls
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| Date | Thursday, June 13, 1867 |
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| Text | [Pequot of New London vs. Charter Oak of Hartford 6/5/1867] ...it wouls appear that a lack of familiarity with the “points” of the game, developed by the erroneous working of Rule 10, had much to do with the failure of the Pequots to come off the victors in the match, the pitcher and catcher not being quite au fait in handling the ball quick enough on called balls. The operation of the rule was this: A player on his third base; the umpire calls “one ball” on the pitcher. Now before the ball is in play, it must be returned to the hands of the pitcher in his place, and before this can be done a smart runner will make his home very often, unless the catcher stops the called ball close behind the striker, and returns it to the pitcher instantly. But if the called ball happens to pass the catcher, the man on the third gets home every time, and a man on the second may do it almost as surely the trouble on the occasion was that the pitcher instictively ran up on a called balled, and could not get back to his position in time. This rule puts upon the short stop or first baseman the duty, in case of “called” passed balls, or running up to take care of the home base, leaving the catcher to throw to the pitcher at his position. The operation of the rule occasioned great interest to the many ball players present. |
| Source | Ball Players Chronicle |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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