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|Term=Barn Ball (House Ball) | |Term=Barn Ball (House Ball) | ||
|Game Family=Scrub | |Game Family=Scrub | ||
|Description=<p>A two-player game set against a wall or barn. The pitch is made from about ten feet away against the wall, and the batter tries to hit it on the rebound. If successful, he runs to the wall and back. If he misses the ball, and the pitcher catches the rebounding pitch on the fly or on one bound, the batter is out | |Location= | ||
|Sources=<p><span>D. C. Beard, | |Game Eras=Predecessor | ||
|Invented Game=No | |||
|Description=<p>A two-player game set against a wall or barn. The pitch is made from about ten feet away against the wall, and the batter tries to hit it on the rebound. If successful, he runs to the wall and back. If he misses the ball, and the pitcher catches the rebounding pitch on the fly or on one bound, the batter is out. Beard (1896) calls a similar game House Ball. It specifies a brick house, perhaps for the peace of mind of occupants.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p><span>D. C. Beard, </span><em>The American Boy’s Book of Sport</em><strong> </strong><span>(Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1896), pages 341-342.</span></p> | |||
<p><span>See also Altherr, "Barn Ball," <em>Base Ball</em> (Spring 2011).</span></p> | |||
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Revision as of 06:46, 12 June 2022
| Game | Barn Ball (House Ball) |
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| Game Family | Scrub |
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| Eras | Predecessor |
| Invented | No |
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| Description | A two-player game set against a wall or barn. The pitch is made from about ten feet away against the wall, and the batter tries to hit it on the rebound. If successful, he runs to the wall and back. If he misses the ball, and the pitcher catches the rebounding pitch on the fly or on one bound, the batter is out. Beard (1896) calls a similar game House Ball. It specifies a brick house, perhaps for the peace of mind of occupants. |
| Sources | D. C. Beard, The American Boy’s Book of Sport (Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1896), pages 341-342. See also Altherr, "Barn Ball," Base Ball (Spring 2011). |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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