Mankato Baltics

1860s Vintage Base Ball Team

 

 

 

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Rules of 1860

Base ball is a gentleman's game:

  • Matches are conducted according to the highest standards of sportsmanship, gentlemanly behavior, courtesy and respect for others.
  • There is no swearing, spitting, scratching, consumption of alcohol, chewing of tobacco or wagering.
  • Gentlemen shall forbear from commenting on the umpires judgment, receiving it in entire silence.

The Umpire:

  • Calls foul balls immediately, but does not call fair balls.
  • May ask players and spectators for assistance in making decisions.
  • May call strikes after warning a batter who repeatedly lets good pitches pass, does not call balls.
  • Levies fines on the spot for ungentlemanly conduct.

The Hurler:

  • The ball must be pitched (underhanded), not jerked or thrown to the bat.
  • The hurler must stand with his legs crossed, one hand on the ball in front of him, and the other hand behind his back.

A striker is dead when:

  • A batted ball is caught on one bound off the ground or on the fly, fair or foul.
  • After three swinging strikes. Foul balls are not strikes.

A base runner is dead:

  • When forced at a base, the force remaining on no matter where the first out is made.
  • If he overruns first, second or third base and is touched by the ball in the hands of an adversary.
  • If, after any foul ball the ball is returned to the base, after settling in the hands of the pitcher, before the base runner returns.

Other differences between the vintage and modern game:

  • Players do not wear gloves or other protective equipment.
  • A batted ball is determined fair or foul by where it first hits the ground.
  • A base runner may advance at risk if a batted ball is caught fair on one bound.
  • The striker must stand on a line drawn through the center of the home base.
  • When a player makes home base he must ask the tally keeper to record his ace and ring the tally bell before his ace becomes final.

 

 

 

 

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