Donkey Baseball

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Game	Donkey Baseball
Game Family	Baseball Baseball
Location
Regions	US
Eras	1800s, Post-1900
Invented	Yes
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Description	In its 1934 manifestation, donkey baseball let the donkeys run, and the players ride.  "[A]ll participantgs, excepting the catcher, pitcher and teh batsman are astride donkeys.  After hitting the ball it is necessary for the hitter to get on the back of a donkey and make his way to first base before the fielders, also on donkeys, retrieve the ball." The earliest version of donkey base ball was named for "donkey races," which Peter Morris sees as "a silly type of contest."  The team that scored the fewest runs was the winner.  Maybe you had to be there to agree with the Brooklyn Eagle that the game was "very amusing , and perhaps the most novel match ever played."
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