Philadelphia Bat Ball

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Game	Philadelphia Bat Ball
Game Family	Baseball Baseball
Location
Regions	US
Eras	Post-1900, Derivative
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Description	Called an “advanced form” of German Bat Ball, this game involves three bases for runners instead of one, and runners can remain at a base if they believe they cannot safely advance further. Runners can tag up after caught flies. Otherwise, the rules of German Bat Ball apply.
Sources	Emily Elmore and M. O’Shea, A Practical Handbook of Games (Macmillan, New York, 1922), pages 93-95.
Source Image	[[Image:|left|thumb]]
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