Clipping:The ball touched by an outsider; block ball
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| Date | Saturday, May 25, 1867 |
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| Text | When a fair ball is hit, or when a ball is thrown from one player to another, the umpire should watch the ball, and see that it is neither stopped by the crowd nor handled by any one not engaged in the game; for in either case the ball must first be settled in the hands of the pitcher before it is again in play, and that, too, while he is standing within the lines of his position. Suppose, for instance, the striker hits a ball to third baseman, and he throws it wildly to the first base, and it goes by the base player and is stopped by the crowd, the ball cannot be fielded by the fielder who goes after it to the baseman, or to any other fielder, to put the player running his bases out, until it has been settled in the hands of the pitcher, and held by him while standing within the lines of his position. Also, when a ball passes the catcher and is in any manner stopped by the crowd, the ball cannot be used to put a player out until it is first held by the pitcher while he stands within the lines of his position. |
| Source | Philadelphia City Item |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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