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<p>[A] <strong>Pitching.</strong> The New York Game rules now specify the distance from the pitcher's point to home base as "not less than fifteen yards."</p> | <p>[A] <strong>Pitching.</strong> The New York Game rules now specify the distance from the pitcher's point to home base as "not less than fifteen yards."</p> | ||
<p>Sullivan writes: "In 1854 a revised version of the original Knickerbocker rules was approved by a small committee of NY baseball officials, including Dr. [Doc] Adams. This document describes the first known meeting of baseball club representatives. Three years later, a much larger convention would result in the | <p>Sullivan writes: "In 1854 a revised version of the original Knickerbocker rules was approved by a small committee of NY baseball officials, including Dr. [Doc] Adams. This document describes the first known meeting of baseball club representatives. Three years later, a much larger convention would result in the NABBP."</p> | ||
<p>The point of the meeting was for the Knickerbockers, Gotham, and Eagle Clubs to adopt and use the same rules.</p> | <p>The point of the meeting was for the Knickerbockers, Gotham, and Eagle Clubs to adopt and use the same rules.</p> | ||
<p>[B] <strong>The Ball.</strong> The joint rules committee, convening at Smith's Tavern, New York, increased the weight of the ball to 5½ to 6 ounces and the diameter to 2¾ to 3½ inches, (corresponding to a circumference varying from 8 5/8 to 11 inches).</p> | <p>[B] <strong>The Ball.</strong> The joint rules committee, convening at Smith's Tavern, New York, increased the weight of the ball to 5½ to 6 ounces and the diameter to 2¾ to 3½ inches, (corresponding to a circumference varying from 8 5/8 to 11 inches).</p> | ||
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|Sources=<p>[A] The 17 playing rules [the 1845 rules number 14] are reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908</span> [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 18-19.</p> | |Sources=<p>The rules standardization was announced in the <em>New York Sunday Mercury</em>, April 2, 1854.</p> | ||
<p>[A] The 17 playing rules [the 1845 rules number 14] are reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908</span> [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 18-19.</p> | |||
<p>[B] Peverelly, 1866, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Book of American Pastimes</span>, pp. 346 - 348. Submitted by Rob Loeffler, 3/1/07. See "The Evolution of the Baseball Up to 1872," March 2007.</p> | <p>[B] Peverelly, 1866, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Book of American Pastimes</span>, pp. 346 - 348. Submitted by Rob Loeffler, 3/1/07. See "The Evolution of the Baseball Up to 1872," March 2007.</p> | ||
|Query=<p>Do we know what pitching distance was used in games played before 1854?</p> | |Query=<p>Do we know what pitching distance was used in games played before 1854?</p> |
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[A] Pitching. The New York Game rules now specify the distance from the pitcher's point to home base as "not less than fifteen yards." Sullivan writes: "In 1854 a revised version of the original Knickerbocker rules was approved by a small committee of NY baseball officials, including Dr. [Doc] Adams. This document describes the first known meeting of baseball club representatives. Three years later, a much larger convention would result in the NABBP." The point of the meeting was for the Knickerbockers, Gotham, and Eagle Clubs to adopt and use the same rules. [B] The Ball. The joint rules committee, convening at Smith's Tavern, New York, increased the weight of the ball to 5½ to 6 ounces and the diameter to 2¾ to 3½ inches, (corresponding to a circumference varying from 8 5/8 to 11 inches).
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Sources | The rules standardization was announced in the New York Sunday Mercury, April 2, 1854. [A] The 17 playing rules [the 1845 rules number 14] are reprinted in Dean A. Sullivan, Compiler and Editor, Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908 [University of Nebraska Press, 1995], pp. 18-19. [B] Peverelly, 1866, Book of American Pastimes, pp. 346 - 348. Submitted by Rob Loeffler, 3/1/07. See "The Evolution of the Baseball Up to 1872," March 2007. |
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Submitted by | Rob Loeffler |
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