Patch Baseball

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Game	Patch Baseball
Game Family	Baseball Baseball
Location	New York
Regions	US
Eras	1800s, Predecessor
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Description	Patch Baseball is evidently name for a form of baseball that allows the plugging of runners. We find the term used in upstate New York in about 1850. "Patching" is another word for "plugging" or "burning" baserunners.
Sources	See Protoball Chronology item 1850c.17. Thanks to Skip McAfee for explaining the term.
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