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|Game Family=Fungo
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|Description=A fungo game played in Manhattan in the 1950s. A fungo hitter is replaced by a fielder who catches a ball (or sometimes three balls) on the fly. Played when fewer than six kids were at the ballyard and a team game wasn’t possible. Reported by John Pastier, email of February 12, 2009.
|Location=Manhattan, New York
|Description=<p>A fungo game played in Manhattan in the 1950s. A fungo hitter is replaced by a fielder who catches a ball (or sometimes three balls) on the fly. Played when fewer than six kids were at the ballyard and a team game wasn’t possible.</p>
|Sources=<p>John Pastier, email of February 12, 2009.</p>
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Game Catch a Fly
Game Family Fungo Fungo
Location Manhattan, New York
Eras Derivative
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A fungo game played in Manhattan in the 1950s. A fungo hitter is replaced by a fielder who catches a ball (or sometimes three balls) on the fly. Played when fewer than six kids were at the ballyard and a team game wasn’t possible.

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John Pastier, email of February 12, 2009.

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