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|Headline=Lively Ball Suspected in Mutual- | |Headline=Lively Ball Suspected in Mutual-Olympic Game | ||
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|Text=<p>"It was supposed that a lively ball was played with, on account of the heavy batting [Mutual had 31 hits and 29 runs]. Both the Olympic games of yesterday and Monday were played with a ball that contained but half an ounce of rubber; the yarn and covering bringing it up to regulation weight." </p> | |Text=<p>"It was supposed that a lively ball was played with, on account of the heavy batting [Mutual had 31 hits and 29 runs]. Both the Olympic games of yesterday and Monday were played with a ball that contained but half an ounce of rubber; the yarn and covering bringing it up to regulation weight." </p> | ||
|Sources=<p><em>New York Tribune</em>, September 14, 1870.</p> | |Sources=<p><em>New York Tribune</em>, September 14, 1870.</p> | ||
<p>For a concise account of rules on baseballs, see Chapter 17 ("The Ball and Bat"), in Richard Hershberger, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball, (</span>Rowan and Littlefield, 2019, pp 121-126.</p> | |||
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|Comment=<p>Richard Hershberger annotation, 9/14/2020: "Missing from [the formal rule on ball makeup] is any discussion of relative proportions of rubber and yarn. In other words, how much rubber? Rubber is denser than yarn, so the size and weight requirements imply a range of legal proportions between the two. Some clubs were rumored to get around this, having illegal balls made with extra rubber, balanced by cork. . . . There were learned discussions of the merits of lively and dead balls, and arguments before the game started over what ball to use. Also, the occasional surreptitious switch mid-game. </p> | |Comment=<p>Richard Hershberger annotation, 9/14/2020: "Missing from [the formal rule on ball makeup] is any discussion of relative proportions of rubber and yarn. In other words, how much rubber? Rubber is denser than yarn, so the size and weight requirements imply a range of legal proportions between the two. Some clubs were rumored to get around this, having illegal balls made with extra rubber, balanced by cork. . . . There were learned discussions of the merits of lively and dead balls, and arguments before the game started over what ball to use. Also, the occasional surreptitious switch mid-game."</p> | ||
|Query=<p>Were the weights and circumferences of balls subject to impartial tests at or before games?</p> | <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ball Four</span> points out [pp 124-125) that a limit of one ounce of rubber was defined for a regulation ball in 1871. In 1876, the new National League addressed the issue by requiring clubs to use a standard Spalding ball in its games, thus lessening suspicion the club that provides a game ball thereby gains competitive advantage. </p> | ||
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|Query=<p>Were the weights and/or circumferences of balls subject to impartial tests at or before games?</p> | |||
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|Submitted by=Richard Hershberger | |Submitted by=Richard Hershberger | ||
|Submission Note=Facebook | |Submission Note=Facebook posting, 9/14/2020. | ||
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|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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| Text | "It was supposed that a lively ball was played with, on account of the heavy batting [Mutual had 31 hits and 29 runs]. Both the Olympic games of yesterday and Monday were played with a ball that contained but half an ounce of rubber; the yarn and covering bringing it up to regulation weight." |
| Sources | New York Tribune, September 14, 1870. For a concise account of rules on baseballs, see Chapter 17 ("The Ball and Bat"), in Richard Hershberger, Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball, (Rowan and Littlefield, 2019, pp 121-126. |
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| Comment | Richard Hershberger annotation, 9/14/2020: "Missing from [the formal rule on ball makeup] is any discussion of relative proportions of rubber and yarn. In other words, how much rubber? Rubber is denser than yarn, so the size and weight requirements imply a range of legal proportions between the two. Some clubs were rumored to get around this, having illegal balls made with extra rubber, balanced by cork. . . . There were learned discussions of the merits of lively and dead balls, and arguments before the game started over what ball to use. Also, the occasional surreptitious switch mid-game." Ball Four points out [pp 124-125) that a limit of one ounce of rubber was defined for a regulation ball in 1871. In 1876, the new National League addressed the issue by requiring clubs to use a standard Spalding ball in its games, thus lessening suspicion the club that provides a game ball thereby gains competitive advantage.
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| Query | Were the weights and/or circumferences of balls subject to impartial tests at or before games? Edit with form to add a query |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Submission Note | Facebook posting, 9/14/2020. |
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