Common occurances. 1) Less than two outs, runner at 1st, dropped 3rd strike. Batter automatically out? 2) Two outs, runner at first, dropped 3rd strike. Batter...
Dan, The batter must run on a dropped third strike regardless of the number of outs. Rule 57, Section 11 – 1886 Spalding Guide. A good catcher will drop the...
Remember: Umpire can use judgement if he believes a player intentionally drops a ball. For example, where a typical infield fly would be in effect, you can...
Hey Eric, Got your rule book by the way...excellent job! Let me ask a follow-up question. On that dropped third strike, if the batter is tagged out or...
... Hash: SHA1 A dropped third strike is treated as a fair ball. ... - -- Billy Pollifrone billy @ silverbaseball . com ... Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) ...
There is no rule against the intentional drop of catchable ball. Remember it was'nt far removed from the bound rule where a player could intentionally let the...
I don't have the book in front of me, but to clarify: It's ok to intentionally let a ball drop. What you can't do is make a catch and then intentionally drop...
This is regarding a purposely dropped ball. Starting with the 1883 Spalding Guide, regarding the NL rules, a section titled "Definitions of Important Rules"...
I'm doing a project on vintage baseball and I'm amzed that every season had a differnt set of rules and that each club was allowed to adopt their own rules....
... Hash: SHA1 ... Necessity is the mother of invention. Looking back is not the same as looking forward. The rules changed because they needed to and when ...
Are you referring to the history of baseball rules or why vintage base ball teams decide to pick certain rule sets? If you are referring to baseball history...
The sole reason we picked 1886 was due to the 7 balls 3 strikes aspect and we thought that would generate interest when doing news stories and such. It still...
My best guess as to the reason there were so many different styles of play around was that not only was the game brand new to the world (any game that is brand...
A portion of the documentary "Ballist," which will follow Vintage clubs in New England is posted at: www.newenglandvintagebaseball.com The video depicts a...
It seems our forefathers we not limited to uniform alternatives as we may think...especially in hot weather. I have two images of my home town team in the late...
Gentlemen, I recently met a master latheman in Providence who has begun to hand-turn custom bats for our club. His name is Bob and he is now taking orders for...
Gentlemen, as some of you may know, I have been working on a documentary covering vintage base ball in New England. The film will be available for download at...
See the fine story done on the Oakland Colonels last week! http://extras.insidebayarea.com/multimedia/070723vintage/publish%5Fto%5Fweb/ Anyone in the San Jose,...
Good luck to all those playing in their respective regionals!! Steve, Loved the video from the Oakland Tribune. <html><div>Chris "Grit" Moran <BR>Captain &...
Here it is. The first ten minutes of "Ballist" is on the web. Part II will be uploaded August 6th, and Part III one week later. You need quicktime to view...
Anyone have a link or PDF or WORD doc for 1886 Spalding Rules. I had a link to it at one time, but it's disappeared off of the VBBF site. If you have soft...
Gents... I'm new to this list, but not to reliving a part of our country's glorious past, having been an historical reenactor for ten years now. As proprietor...
We are attempting to form a vintage base ball club in northern Delaware, hopefully in time for the start of the Spring 2008 season. If you reside in Delaware,...
Hello All: Just a reminder, that the 2008 VBBA National Convention will take place January 18-20, 2008 (over the MLK Holiday Weekend) in Baltimore, Maryland....
A moderator, I hope you had some good time off. Thank you for joining the discussion. Who am I? My name is Steve "Cappy" Gazay, and I am President of Bay...
In hindsight, looking at Rule 35(1) in 1886 Spalding Guide, it states that a strike is one which passes over the plate in the requested zone and not swung at,...
I apologize if this has already been discussed, but I'm wondering whether anyone recommends a historically "accurate" way for a first or third base coach to...
