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13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,13,
816,916,993,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1815,1923,2024,2115,2172,2272,2322,2423,2562,2594,2708,2758,2823,2866,2942,3000,3100,3197,3228,3356,3444,3534,3634,3664,3802,3898,3960,4057,4088,4224,4321,4388,4476,
550,552,577,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,573,575,576,567,568,569,570,571,582,554,574,574,575,576,577,578,590,585,581,582,583,608,586,586,588,601,590,588,594,643,595,597,609,
914,1016,1087,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1924,2023,2113,2172,2272,2322,2422,2524,2631,2711,2785,2846,2864,2936,3002,3099,3164,3262,3356,3444,3522,3597,3698,3802,3897,3957,4022,4123,4226,4322,4378,4494,4548,
736,722,744,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,754,768,743,746,748,750,752,806,749,750,812,812,812,760,760,762,764,752,770,772,776,776,753,776,780,782,784,755,788,790,790,792,784,
957,1064,5542,1129,112
Pitchers tried to jerk the ball-to throw underhand and at the same time
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
958,1042,1084,1126,1194,1270,1338,1389,1486,1512,1556,1600,1646,1714,1830,1854,1894,2002,2028,2072,2144,2197,2312,2338,2380,2459,2560,2582,2662,2725,2772,2816,2928,2972,3094,3122,3163,3236,3285,3358,3498,3520,3593,3671,3746,3812,3862,3940,4008,4082,4197,4224,4290,4368,4481,4508,4576,4653,4680,4722,4798,4897,4920,4974,5040,5152,5251,5274,5317,5359,5474,
952,953,954,954,955,956,957,958,957,960,966,966,962,963,957,965,965,948,972,968,969,969,959,971,972,978,947,975,976,980,978,979,979,980,961,993,993,994,994,995,970,997,998,999,1000,1001,1002,1003,1003,1004,972,1006,1007,1011,972,1010,1011,965,1027,1013,1037,973,1015,1016,1017,1018,965,1020,1020,1041,1022,
1041,1083,1125,1193,1269,1337,1388,1446,1550,1554,1608,1646,1713,1792,1894,1893,1964,2067,2071,2143,2196,2276,2376,2379,2456,2526,2616,2660,2726,2768,2816,2913,2972,3056,3160,3162,3235,3284,3358,3464,3553,3593,3667,3746,3808,3864,3940,4006,4082,4158,4262,4288,4362,4441,4547,4570,4617,4717,4722,4796,4864,4953,4974,5040,5150,5216,5310,5315,5354,5474,5541,
1062,1062,1066,1066,1064,1066,1066,1070,1012,1072,1072,1072,1072,1076,1012,1078,1080,1003,1099,1082,1082,1084,1014,1088,1088,1090,1002,1094,1094,1093,1094,1071,1098,1102,1016,1104,1104,1104,1108,1110,1024,1114,1114,1116,1118,1116,1120,1122,1124,1126,1027,1126,1128,1132,1027,1132,1134,1019,1137,1136,1138,1027,1140,1142,1140,1144,1020,1146,1144,1143,1152,
816,1211,5538,1279,112
to make it appear that they were pitching. Finally the rulemakers gave it
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
816,857,976,1002,1114,1180,1255,1362,1386,1425,1513,1538,1606,1680,1756,1821,1888,1984,2009,2052,2130,2195,2285,2312,2352,2427,2494,2609,2634,2735,2797,2844,2952,2976,3052,3092,3132,3199,3274,3315,3389,3464,3580,3642,3725,3766,3841,3908,3950,3990,4105,4129,4174,4250,4355,4380,4442,4508,4555,4618,4732,4796,4876,4938,4993,5088,5114,5187,5250,5318,5425,5448,5492,
1108,1102,1110,1101,1102,1102,1104,1095,1106,1119,1114,1108,1109,1110,1111,1112,1113,1109,1115,1115,1116,1117,1109,1119,1120,1121,1122,1118,1123,1125,1126,1126,1121,1136,1137,1137,1134,1134,1139,1139,1140,1141,1102,1144,1145,1145,1146,1147,1148,1148,1118,1168,1153,1151,1124,1153,1206,1166,1181,1155,1157,1163,1159,1160,1186,1125,1163,1164,1190,1165,1107,1171,1171,
859,931,1046,1112,1180,1256,1318,1428,1428,1471,1579,1605,1680,1754,1821,1888,1942,2050,2052,2128,2200,2242,2355,2352,2430,2493,2567,2675,2735,2797,2848,2914,3016,3052,3090,3132,3198,3273,3314,3388,3464,3500,3721,3724,3766,3840,3908,3950,3990,4066,4170,4173,4249,4315,4420,4432,4508,4554,4618,4728,4796,4874,4938,4990,5048,5153,5184,5250,5322,5386,5489,5492,5538,
1208,1212,1164,1214,1216,1216,1222,1150,1220,1221,1168,1224,1250,1251,1228,1230,1230,1164,1234,1234,1236,1236,1164,1240,1237,1244,1262,1172,1246,1246,1246,1250,1175,1276,1250,1256,1248,1248,1254,1256,1284,1262,1157,1264,1262,1264,1268,1266,1268,1294,1173,1271,1271,1274,1179,1274,1276,1276,1276,1278,1282,1281,1282,1282,1286,1179,1310,1288,1288,1288,1162,1292,1294,
818,1348,5536,1415,112
up and adopted the underhand method. No sooner had that been adopted
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
818,894,1011,1032,1101,1178,1295,1316,1385,1458,1529,1604,1647,1714,1831,1856,1896,1973,2083,2108,2182,2259,2334,2398,2452,2528,2596,2672,2791,2816,2929,2994,3034,3107,3179,3252,3364,3422,3531,3643,3666,3720,3788,3857,3932,3994,4029,4114,4189,4257,4327,4411,4452,4529,4596,4633,4717,4791,4854,4921,4987,5062,5124,5204,5274,5346,5395,5458,
1262,1244,1254,1246,1266,1248,1255,1250,1251,1252,1253,1254,1255,1256,1251,1273,1258,1259,1258,1261,1262,1263,1264,1265,1266,1267,1268,1264,1259,1278,1279,1280,1281,1282,1279,1280,1244,1289,1310,1263,1288,1289,1290,1290,1291,1292,1267,1291,1292,1293,1265,1298,1296,1297,1300,1267,1302,1300,1303,1302,1270,1306,1312,1308,1309,1310,1333,1311,
893,969,1075,1101,1176,1253,1359,1382,1456,1529,1604,1646,1710,1788,1897,1896,1972,2040,2152,2182,2256,2334,2402,2452,2526,2594,2668,2748,2860,2927,2991,3034,3106,3176,3251,3287,3496,3524,3601,3708,3719,3788,3857,3926,3998,4046,4080,4188,4256,4332,4407,4452,4528,4596,4639,4713,4792,4854,4914,4994,5053,5128,5203,5272,5350,5391,5458,5532,
1354,1365,1309,1358,1359,1362,1310,1364,1364,1366,1373,1368,1368,1372,1306,1371,1372,1374,1313,1376,1378,1380,1382,1382,1384,1386,1386,1388,1313,1390,1394,1392,1394,1398,1392,1393,1298,1404,1406,1318,1406,1406,1408,1408,1412,1412,1403,1407,1408,1411,1374,1416,1412,1413,1420,1376,1422,1417,1424,1419,1379,1430,1430,1432,1448,1434,1433,1436,
816,1500,5534,1566,112
than the pitchers began to encroach upon it by a side-arm motion. Argu-
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
816,859,934,1002,1127,1152,1196,1271,1386,1408,1486,1526,1566,1634,1708,1776,1828,1933,1958,2036,2100,2171,2236,2357,2378,2431,2544,2568,2632,2707,2772,2820,2893,2958,3023,3145,3170,3244,3317,3388,3504,3528,3572,3596,3688,3760,3880,3904,4015,4038,4094,4138,4212,4272,4314,4380,4432,4587,4610,4720,4789,4834,4873,4942,5017,5130,5188,5290,5343,5416,5487,
1388,1389,1390,1391,1388,1393,1392,1394,1398,1396,1397,1398,1399,1400,1401,1402,1402,1381,1404,1405,1406,1407,1408,1395,1442,1433,1401,1413,1433,1414,1415,1416,1417,1418,1419,1404,1438,1438,1439,1440,1389,1442,1443,1414,1440,1445,1407,1447,1407,1466,1449,1446,1451,1485,1486,1488,1488,1409,1456,1458,1459,1459,1460,1460,1461,1389,1461,1465,1466,1484,1468,
859,934,1002,1078,1201,1196,1270,1339,1455,1482,1523,1566,1634,1708,1774,1828,1886,2007,2032,2098,2169,2235,2308,2426,2428,2498,2614,2632,2704,2768,2818,2890,2956,3021,3094,3218,3243,3316,3384,3462,3570,3574,3618,3640,3760,3834,3950,3970,4084,4091,4132,4208,4276,4310,4380,4434,4542,4654,4718,4789,4832,4871,4940,5015,5051,5265,5290,5341,5413,5490,5533,
1498,1500,1502,1504,1443,1506,1504,1506,1453,1528,1508,1510,1512,1512,1514,1514,1518,1436,1520,1522,1537,1526,1524,1450,1528,1526,1455,1530,1528,1536,1534,1538,1536,1538,1540,1458,1542,1568,1546,1546,1444,1548,1550,1538,1552,1578,1461,1556,1462,1560,1556,1560,1564,1536,1562,1562,1562,1464,1568,1568,1568,1566,1570,1572,1572,1444,1575,1576,1592,1579,1560,
810,1646,5534,1711,111
ments about pitching became so common that the rulemakers at last gave up
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
810,926,985,1064,1110,1204,1220,1287,1361,1432,1509,1591,1606,1682,1722,1763,1830,1905,1946,2021,2139,2158,2231,2295,2359,2423,2534,2641,2658,2710,2818,2834,2898,2966,3076,3186,3254,3364,3380,3420,3502,3570,3652,3666,3712,3788,3891,3906,3960,4032,4070,4137,4252,4319,4396,4459,4518,4606,4626,4694,4772,4790,4833,4902,4956,5042,5058,5128,5192,5260,5363,5380,5458,
1552,1536,1555,1538,1557,1545,1540,1541,1542,1543,1544,1549,1545,1546,1547,1547,1548,1549,1550,1551,1531,1553,1554,1555,1556,1556,1558,1552,1582,1561,1553,1574,1575,1576,1577,1578,1579,1548,1592,1578,1582,1583,1548,1584,1585,1586,1555,1587,1607,1588,1589,1590,1592,1593,1613,1614,1595,1557,1596,1611,1538,1599,1599,1599,1600,1557,1602,1603,1625,1605,1558,1606,1607,
924,986,1061,1107,1165,1259,1284,1358,1432,1506,1550,1646,1678,1720,1762,1828,1904,1944,2020,2096,2200,2228,2290,2356,2421,2532,2596,2700,2710,2777,2874,2894,2966,3074,3182,3250,3329,3415,3420,3500,3570,3613,3704,3710,3786,3854,3942,3955,4031,4073,4136,4250,4318,4393,4459,4511,4568,4666,4690,4738,4824,4831,4901,4954,5003,5097,5128,5191,5262,5325,5418,5457,5534,
1644,1646,1648,1648,1650,1600,1650,1652,1654,1654,1656,1603,1674,1656,1660,1662,1660,1662,1662,1680,1585,1666,1668,1670,1672,1672,1678,1606,1679,1680,1608,1682,1680,1680,1682,1686,1688,1603,1691,1690,1694,1694,1603,1696,1696,1698,1610,1698,1697,1699,1702,1702,1704,1704,1707,1707,1710,1611,1712,1712,1592,1716,1714,1716,1718,1611,1736,1718,1720,1722,1612,1722,1736,
816,1790,5532,1855,112
in despair and adopted such legislation as permitted a pitcher to do anything
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
816,856,971,984,1056,1122,1176,1256,1322,1362,1453,1462,1530,1606,1719,1730,1799,1871,1942,2018,2058,2124,2240,2254,2312,2384,2448,2522,2570,2614,2679,2752,2792,2848,2888,2954,2994,3034,3108,3227,3240,3305,3399,3410,3490,3550,3606,3718,3758,3806,3847,3912,4029,4042,4149,4164,4242,4282,4322,4390,4465,4532,4623,4636,4686,4797,4812,4881,4992,5010,5078,5150,5222,5266,5339,5380,5454,
1678,1698,1668,1680,1681,1682,1683,1684,1685,1686,1690,1687,1688,1690,1692,1691,1692,1693,1694,1695,1695,1696,1694,1698,1699,1700,1701,1686,1703,1703,1704,1705,1706,1706,1707,1708,1708,1709,1710,1697,1712,1727,1697,1714,1725,1727,1764,1718,1737,1738,1720,1727,1700,1723,1701,1725,1726,1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1693,1749,1732,1681,1740,1722,1701,1737,1738,1763,1756,1743,1740,1741,1742,
852,930,1026,1054,1122,1176,1252,1320,1362,1414,1499,1528,1602,1679,1769,1792,1870,1940,2016,2057,2123,2198,2295,2308,2382,2446,2522,2569,2614,2679,2750,2792,2848,2886,2953,2993,3034,3108,3182,3282,3302,3359,3449,3482,3548,3606,3712,3756,3800,3846,3909,3986,4084,4106,4208,4238,4280,4322,4388,4464,4532,4584,4674,4685,4758,4852,4881,4948,5056,5078,5150,5222,5266,5340,5380,5454,5530,
1788,1788,1723,1792,1794,1796,1822,1796,1796,1798,1745,1800,1800,1802,1747,1806,1806,1808,1832,1812,1810,1812,1748,1814,1816,1818,1818,1795,1822,1820,1846,1820,1824,1822,1824,1826,1824,1828,1830,1751,1830,1834,1752,1858,1834,1836,1836,1836,1840,1840,1840,1844,1754,1844,1756,1878,1844,1850,1850,1848,1850,1850,1747,1854,1856,1736,1858,1858,1756,1860,1860,1884,1862,1864,1864,1864,1880,
804,1932,5541,1996,111
with the ball that he could-toss it, pitch it, jerk it, or throw it, and there the
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
804,908,944,992,1106,1118,1159,1235,1342,1350,1424,1490,1530,1609,1620,1663,1742,1812,1893,1904,1980,2080,2090,2154,2227,2299,2338,2417,2548,2582,2655,2713,2809,2820,2860,2903,2976,2984,3061,3102,3147,3211,3327,3338,3380,3421,3454,3510,3554,3625,3679,3797,3810,3852,3893,3967,3980,4047,4139,4150,4193,4265,4314,4388,4532,4544,4588,4630,4706,4722,4788,4866,4978,4992,5036,5112,5180,5232,5337,5352,5396,5475,
1824,1825,1837,1824,1828,1828,1827,1830,1816,1832,1833,1833,1834,1831,1835,1836,1837,1838,1818,1840,1861,1840,1864,1843,1844,1845,1846,1871,1848,1849,1872,1865,1823,1858,1858,1859,1841,1860,1861,1861,1883,1862,1824,1863,1864,1864,1839,1870,1866,1887,1869,1827,1870,1885,1871,1844,1872,1895,1838,1874,1875,1875,1876,1877,1829,1879,1895,1880,1844,1881,1906,1886,1839,1900,1885,1886,1887,1888,1839,1890,1890,1914,
908,949,990,1066,1157,1159,1237,1302,1389,1425,1488,1530,1570,1659,1662,1739,1806,1856,1942,1976,2041,2130,2151,2225,2297,2336,2410,2529,2580,2648,2711,2768,2859,2860,2901,2938,3021,3059,3100,3142,3214,3286,3378,3378,3420,3458,3505,3553,3623,3678,3757,3849,3850,3894,3930,4018,4048,4102,4189,4192,4265,4312,4386,4493,4583,4586,4630,4666,4762,4786,4860,4938,5033,5036,5110,5179,5230,5299,5389,5394,5471,5540,
1934,1932,1934,1938,1882,1938,1938,1940,1870,1944,1942,1942,1942,1885,1948,1948,1948,1951,1872,1952,1953,1894,1958,1956,1958,1956,1962,1936,1966,1966,1966,1970,1878,1966,1970,1990,1895,1996,1972,1974,1974,1974,1879,1976,1978,2000,1948,2006,1980,1978,1982,1881,1984,1985,2010,1898,1990,1988,1893,1990,1986,1990,1992,1994,1883,1994,1996,2016,1899,1998,1998,2002,1894,2001,2002,2004,2002,2004,1893,2006,2004,2010,
811,2073,1940,2091,109
matter rests today.
9999999999999999999
1111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
812,928,996,1038,1082,1149,1246,1254,1306,1372,1430,1471,1573,1586,1626,1698,1767,1831,1902,
1980,1981,1982,1982,1982,1983,1976,1984,1985,1986,1987,1987,1973,1989,1989,1983,1991,1992,1993,
928,996,1038,1080,1149,1200,1297,1306,1372,1429,1470,1528,1629,1626,1696,1768,1830,1902,1936,
2076,2082,2080,2082,2082,2084,2031,2084,2086,2088,2086,2092,2028,2092,2092,2091,2096,2120,2100,
597,2224,5528,2293,112
The most important development in pitohing during this formative period
99999999999999999999999999999999999995999999999999999999999999999999999
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
944,1037,1114,1225,1236,1347,1419,1470,1565,1582,1624,1736,1814,1886,1938,1981,2046,2123,2149,2238,2312,2375,2440,2504,2544,2616,2686,2796,2860,2934,3027,3042,3082,3206,3220,3296,3337,3373,3448,3522,3563,3637,3765,3782,3858,3934,3986,4028,4104,4224,4238,4281,4357,4398,4505,4520,4570,4638,4692,4806,4871,4911,4951,5024,5136,5150,5224,5290,5341,5381,5454,
2116,2114,2139,2127,2122,2123,2124,2125,2111,2127,2127,2129,2130,2131,2132,2132,2133,2134,2138,2136,2137,2159,2139,2140,2140,2141,2142,2144,2145,2146,2117,2147,2170,2134,2150,2151,2151,2125,2153,2154,2176,2155,2116,2157,2158,2159,2160,2161,2162,2129,2164,2164,2165,2166,2116,2168,2168,2169,2170,2172,2173,2173,2174,2175,2138,2177,2177,2178,2179,2180,2181,
1036,1111,1179,1281,1345,1417,1469,1514,1634,1618,1734,1810,1886,1938,1978,2044,2120,2164,2199,2308,2375,2439,2504,2544,2616,2686,2795,2858,2932,2976,3092,3082,3158,3270,3292,3336,3376,3447,3522,3562,3637,3712,3834,3854,3930,3984,4026,4100,4178,4284,4279,4355,4396,4454,4570,4569,4634,4691,4800,4869,4909,4949,5022,5088,5196,5224,5286,5339,5379,5453,5527,
2228,2228,2230,2182,2232,2234,2236,2236,2166,2236,2238,2268,2242,2243,2244,2244,2246,2248,2254,2252,2252,2253,2252,2254,2256,2282,2258,2260,2260,2262,2171,2264,2265,2188,2294,2266,2270,2286,2270,2274,2273,2300,2170,2278,2278,2278,2278,2280,2308,2184,2284,2284,2282,2290,2171,2288,2290,2290,2290,2292,2294,2294,2298,2298,2192,2320,2300,2298,2298,2302,2304,
809,2376,5530,2439,112
was the discovery that the ball not only could be curved but that it could be
99999999999999999899999999999999999999999999999999998899999999999999999999999
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
810,908,976,1072,1078,1123,1194,1310,1322,1394,1433,1488,1552,1622,1692,1754,1805,1871,1928,1970,2052,2122,2212,2224,2268,2343,2455,2464,2540,2606,2646,2735,2746,2821,2894,2983,2996,3062,3138,3178,3291,3302,3364,3434,3506,3554,3668,3678,3754,3858,3870,3934,4004,4060,4128,4193,4313,4326,4402,4476,4566,4578,4622,4701,4768,4856,4864,4906,4996,5008,5068,5140,5214,5260,5377,5392,5463,
2280,2266,2285,2263,2269,2265,2270,2252,2270,2273,2274,2274,2275,2276,2277,2278,2279,2262,2281,2279,2282,2283,2268,2285,2284,2286,2255,2288,2289,2290,2291,2277,2292,2293,2308,2278,2295,2296,2297,2298,2279,2322,2301,2302,2303,2303,2260,2307,2329,2281,2308,2308,2317,2320,2311,2312,2261,2317,2337,2316,2275,2317,2318,2319,2320,2264,2321,2338,2282,2344,2324,2325,2326,2327,2263,2331,2351,
909,972,1029,1122,1122,1194,1262,1370,1394,1432,1486,1550,1621,1690,1754,1804,1876,1922,1970,2051,2116,2166,2271,2265,2342,2412,2506,2538,2602,2646,2688,2791,2819,2888,2935,3043,3064,3136,3176,3248,3343,3364,3433,3506,3546,3625,3720,3750,3816,3913,3930,4006,4060,4126,4190,4264,4374,4397,4478,4521,4622,4620,4698,4766,4813,4906,4904,4952,5052,5068,5140,5214,5256,5332,5438,5464,5530,
2374,2374,2378,2317,2378,2380,2380,2306,2384,2382,2386,2386,2388,2388,2388,2388,2416,2371,2394,2393,2394,2398,2323,2400,2398,2400,2310,2402,2406,2402,2404,2332,2408,2410,2410,2333,2412,2414,2412,2438,2334,2417,2418,2418,2416,2422,2314,2424,2424,2336,2428,2428,2426,2430,2428,2430,2315,2432,2432,2434,2329,2436,2434,2438,2438,2319,2436,2440,2336,2441,2440,2442,2440,2442,2317,2445,2445,
477,2515,5524,2582,111
:    controlled so as to make curve pitching effective. That was also one of the
45555999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
477,524,595,666,737,808,872,944,1018,1060,1110,1182,1222,1263,1329,1456,1466,1520,1639,1648,1714,1818,1826,1867,1990,2000,2113,2178,2256,2369,2376,2442,2514,2568,2634,2749,2758,2835,2876,2917,2985,3061,3102,3178,3308,3320,3382,3426,3472,3533,3596,3638,3676,3745,3807,3925,3974,4070,4148,4214,4312,4322,4420,4486,4589,4604,4669,4707,4761,4882,4896,4965,5039,5150,5160,5228,5327,5340,5382,5457,
2400,2400,2400,2400,2400,2409,2410,2411,2412,2412,2413,2414,2414,2415,2416,2421,2438,2419,2421,2421,2422,2416,2437,2424,2422,2426,2427,2428,2429,2424,2431,2452,2433,2454,2434,2425,2436,2437,2438,2438,2439,2440,2441,2442,2426,2444,2445,2445,2446,2447,2448,2448,2449,2450,2451,2408,2453,2454,2455,2456,2427,2480,2459,2460,2428,2462,2463,2463,2464,2429,2466,2467,2468,2430,2470,2473,2422,2472,2473,2474,
206,588,659,730,801,872,944,1018,1058,1108,1181,1221,1261,1327,1400,1517,1518,1587,1700,1712,1767,1877,1866,1939,2050,2113,2178,2252,2322,2424,2440,2514,2562,2636,2700,2808,2835,2876,2917,2984,3059,3100,3176,3252,3373,3380,3428,3472,3533,3593,3636,3674,3743,3805,3839,4060,4068,4145,4214,4261,4372,4420,4482,4537,4655,4667,4707,4759,4830,4948,4965,5037,5101,5210,5230,5278,5391,5382,5455,5523,
2519,2519,2519,2519,2519,2518,2518,2520,2522,2522,2526,2524,2524,2524,2528,2475,2530,2530,2475,2530,2534,2471,2534,2536,2476,2536,2540,2540,2542,2479,2546,2543,2546,2545,2550,2479,2576,2548,2552,2554,2550,2552,2556,2582,2480,2558,2560,2560,2560,2564,2562,2560,2564,2564,2570,2462,2568,2568,2570,2574,2482,2572,2572,2576,2482,2574,2573,2578,2580,2483,2580,2580,2582,2484,2584,2582,2477,2584,2584,2588,
795,2654,3964,2701,112
most important changes in the history of Base Ball.
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999998
111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
804,916,984,1040,1133,1140,1181,1292,1366,1442,1494,1538,1604,1682,1773,1778,1840,1917,1983,2056,2129,2195,2295,2298,2336,2460,2468,2510,2586,2699,2706,2781,2826,2879,2920,2994,3044,3167,3174,3242,3342,3350,3444,3511,3566,3679,3688,3784,3844,3886,3927,
2548,2549,2570,2551,2544,2553,2553,2555,2556,2557,2558,2558,2559,2560,2564,2561,2562,2563,2564,2565,2566,2567,2548,2572,2590,2558,2571,2572,2595,2546,2576,2575,2599,2577,2577,2578,2579,2567,2581,2586,2549,2583,2585,2586,2586,2549,2589,2589,2590,2591,2590,
912,984,1037,1084,1189,1180,1290,1366,1442,1496,1535,1602,1676,1724,1824,1842,1914,1980,2054,2127,2193,2249,2341,2336,2411,2516,2508,2583,2652,2754,2779,2820,2880,2918,2992,3042,3118,3209,3246,3295,3397,3438,3509,3562,3629,3738,3776,3844,3886,3926,3963,
2662,2660,2661,2662,2599,2662,2665,2692,2670,2668,2672,2674,2672,2676,2618,2678,2676,2680,2678,2706,2684,2684,2602,2685,2685,2613,2690,2688,2692,2601,2688,2692,2696,2696,2696,2698,2726,2622,2702,2700,2603,2702,2704,2708,2706,2603,2708,2710,2710,2710,2708,
931,2802,5524,2871,112
For the benefit of Base Ball fans who may be curious as to historical refer-
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999989999799999999999999999999998
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
940,1023,1096,1200,1202,1245,1319,1437,1440,1511,1575,1646,1710,1755,1796,1888,1890,1958,2061,2066,2156,2223,2280,2394,2396,2488,2554,2594,2687,2690,2740,2806,2882,2986,2986,3086,3157,3276,3282,3394,3456,3577,3578,3651,3764,3768,3830,3907,3955,3998,4070,4148,4238,4254,4322,4419,4424,4465,4581,4588,4663,4704,4761,4802,4876,4920,4967,5034,5101,5191,5198,5248,5315,5361,5426,5474,
2694,2696,2697,2699,2698,2697,2700,2688,2702,2703,2704,2705,2705,2706,2707,2712,2708,2711,2692,2710,2712,2713,2713,2692,2715,2716,2717,2718,2692,2722,2720,2721,2722,2712,2723,2728,2726,2712,2750,2729,2754,2694,2734,2755,2712,2756,2758,2724,2737,2737,2759,2739,2745,2741,2766,2709,2759,2744,2698,2746,2747,2747,2748,2749,2750,2750,2751,2752,2753,2717,2758,2758,2761,2758,2758,2758,
1026,1096,1150,1250,1244,1319,1388,1488,1511,1574,1645,1708,1756,1794,1836,1940,1956,2009,2117,2152,2223,2276,2342,2445,2486,2554,2594,2638,2738,2741,2806,2880,2938,3033,3086,3157,3224,3332,3388,3457,3530,3627,3650,3713,3819,3832,3906,3955,3996,4070,4149,4204,4277,4318,4374,4470,4464,4534,4636,4661,4702,4759,4800,4874,4924,4965,5032,5100,5142,5246,5246,5311,5363,5424,5472,5522,
2808,2810,2810,2754,2812,2811,2814,2743,2816,2818,2818,2818,2820,2820,2822,2766,2824,2822,2746,2826,2828,2830,2830,2746,2832,2834,2832,2836,2746,2836,2836,2838,2840,2767,2846,2846,2844,2767,2846,2848,2876,2749,2849,2851,2766,2854,2852,2851,2848,2856,2857,2860,2799,2860,2862,2764,2862,2864,2752,2866,2864,2866,2868,2868,2868,2868,2872,2870,2876,2772,2872,2872,2872,2876,2876,2867,
482,2948,5526,3016,112
ences and information in regard to pitching, the Editor of the Guide presents
88899999999988999999999999999999999999899999999999999999999999999999999999999
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
804,867,941,1006,1071,1175,1178,1247,1324,1445,1448,1490,1564,1616,1682,1735,1850,1916,1956,1996,2070,2199,2207,2246,2368,2370,2422,2490,2566,2632,2685,2810,2814,2855,2977,2984,3060,3096,3142,3209,3283,3326,3403,3472,3558,3560,3603,3680,3790,3794,3888,3960,4000,4046,4114,4217,4216,4286,4385,4388,4432,4510,4622,4626,4728,4802,4847,4920,5032,5034,5110,5161,5228,5285,5350,5424,5468,
2845,2860,2843,2844,2863,2850,2846,2866,2848,2836,2850,2850,2852,2873,2853,2854,2855,2856,2857,2857,2858,2836,2860,2881,2854,2863,2863,2864,2865,2866,2867,2848,2869,2869,2855,2876,2877,2877,2878,2876,2879,2900,2901,2882,2851,2883,2884,2904,2837,2886,2887,2888,2889,2889,2890,2859,2892,2892,2852,2894,2894,2915,2838,2897,2898,2899,2900,2901,2859,2902,2903,2904,2905,2905,2906,2907,2908,
868,941,1004,1070,1126,1226,1244,1320,1398,1495,1488,1564,1620,1685,1733,1846,1914,1954,1994,2068,2142,2258,2245,2323,2415,2420,2488,2564,2632,2683,2759,2861,2854,2927,3033,3058,3099,3140,3207,3283,3322,3398,3475,3510,3608,3601,3676,3744,3841,3886,3960,4000,4046,4116,4173,4259,4283,4338,4435,4429,4507,4573,4673,4726,4800,4842,4918,4983,5083,5108,5159,5226,5282,5348,5422,5466,5524,
2950,2950,2956,2954,2958,2904,2956,2956,2960,2890,2960,2962,2962,2964,2964,2966,2968,2970,2966,2972,2972,2891,2970,2982,2909,2978,2978,3002,2980,2980,2984,2902,2984,2984,2910,3010,2986,2986,2990,2988,2986,2990,3016,3014,2906,2996,2994,2996,2892,2998,3000,2996,3000,3002,3002,2913,3006,3004,2906,3006,3006,3010,2893,3012,3010,3010,3012,3014,2913,3044,3016,3016,3020,3018,3020,3020,3022,
802,3091,5526,3160,112
its rule changes as they occurred from time to time, and as they were of
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111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
802,845,890,1004,1008,1065,1139,1181,1314,1322,1384,1462,1526,1598,1671,1736,1857,1870,1937,2050,2058,2098,2173,2240,2376,2388,2460,2526,2592,2665,2716,2766,2832,2967,2976,3026,3075,3148,3321,3331,3377,3416,3530,3661,3674,3715,3849,3862,3905,3943,4057,4123,4145,4234,4299,4378,4514,4526,4595,4710,4722,4764,4836,4902,5035,5050,5152,5218,5268,5391,5402,5474,
2988,2984,3004,2993,2987,3005,2988,2989,2993,2991,2992,2993,2994,2995,2996,2997,2995,2999,3022,2990,3001,3002,3003,3004,2999,3006,3007,3008,3009,3010,3010,3011,3012,2978,3014,3015,3015,3016,2992,3019,3020,3020,3022,2993,3024,3024,2993,3026,3027,3028,3029,3030,3010,3032,3050,3034,3000,3036,3059,2995,3038,3039,3040,3041,3003,3065,3044,3045,3046,3003,3048,3051,
850,886,947,1064,1062,1140,1181,1250,1384,1384,1458,1526,1597,1669,1734,1790,1935,1934,1990,2119,2098,2176,2238,2312,2450,2460,2526,2592,2665,2714,2766,2832,2906,3037,3027,3075,3146,3260,3393,3377,3416,3528,3596,3740,3714,3786,3927,3905,3943,4056,4122,4160,4190,4300,4372,4451,4588,4592,4650,4783,4764,4834,4900,4973,5113,5154,5218,5266,5330,5461,5471,5526,
3092,3094,3098,3047,3098,3099,3100,3104,3047,3106,3104,3106,3106,3132,3110,3112,3049,3112,3116,3044,3116,3115,3120,3144,3053,3124,3124,3126,3124,3126,3130,3128,3130,3033,3132,3132,3134,3134,3047,3140,3134,3136,3140,3047,3142,3144,3048,3148,3142,3144,3148,3168,3135,3150,3147,3152,3054,3152,3154,3049,3156,3156,3158,3182,3057,3160,3160,3162,3162,3058,3168,3166,
786,3246,5517,3309,111
enough importance to have a direct bearing on the development of the game.
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
786,860,935,1008,1084,1156,1282,1285,1326,1440,1512,1584,1638,1679,1746,1820,1887,2007,2006,2045,2171,2164,2236,2302,2371,2486,2488,2605,2603,2680,2726,2779,2846,2908,3008,3012,3089,3156,3220,3273,3314,3388,3518,3522,3587,3713,3718,3762,3841,3956,3960,4036,4100,4164,4228,4268,4337,4412,4522,4584,4662,4760,4764,4830,4932,4934,4977,5054,5172,5174,5246,5313,5426,5489,
3166,3168,3170,3172,3172,3144,3181,3176,3178,3180,3182,3170,3170,3182,3184,3186,3184,3176,3176,3190,3162,3150,3192,3194,3194,3183,3194,3164,3158,3164,3200,3200,3202,3188,3165,3166,3204,3204,3208,3174,3208,3208,3184,3210,3214,3178,3198,3174,3214,3165,3176,3220,3219,3218,3180,3222,3224,3222,3224,3226,3214,3188,3230,3194,3182,3218,3195,3234,3189,3236,3238,3238,3240,3279,
861,932,1004,1082,1160,1232,1334,1324,1436,1512,1584,1638,1678,1746,1820,1886,1952,2058,2043,2113,2208,2234,2298,2371,2434,2538,2556,2651,2680,2726,2777,2844,2908,2952,3067,3087,3152,3218,3271,3312,3387,3462,3577,3590,3658,3773,3760,3840,3906,4011,4032,4102,4164,4228,4267,4340,4412,4520,4582,4658,4705,4816,4828,4884,4982,4976,5053,5122,5224,5246,5310,5424,5490,5518,
3264,3244,3250,3244,3270,3272,3236,3258,3259,3276,3261,3262,3263,3263,3264,3265,3266,3230,3268,3268,3217,3270,3271,3269,3272,3237,3271,3218,3275,3276,3277,3278,3278,3279,3220,3282,3288,3288,3289,3290,3291,3308,3239,3294,3295,3233,3296,3292,3295,3220,3300,3301,3299,3303,3303,3301,3322,3307,3308,3309,3309,3243,3311,3307,3236,3313,3310,3315,3243,3334,3318,3319,3320,3339,
934,3384,5520,3451,112
In 1858 the pitcher was confined behind a line 15 yards from home base
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
934,987,1126,1134,1198,1266,1332,1458,1464,1509,1584,1708,1712,1790,1831,1872,1938,2017,2081,2196,2200,2300,2366,2480,2488,2552,2616,2694,2736,2776,2850,2914,3046,3054,3132,3192,3268,3310,3389,3521,3524,3649,3656,3700,3740,3816,3940,3944,4008,4132,4140,4212,4278,4334,4409,4520,4524,4575,4624,4698,4866,4872,4945,5015,5126,5251,5260,5334,5399,5455,
3276,3279,3269,3281,3282,3283,3284,3281,3286,3284,3288,3290,3289,3290,3291,3292,3292,3294,3295,3291,3296,3298,3299,3284,3300,3301,3302,3303,3304,3304,3305,3306,3274,3308,3309,3310,3311,3312,3313,3294,3315,3274,3317,3317,3318,3339,3278,3324,3324,3294,3323,3324,3325,3326,3327,3276,3329,3329,3330,3331,3273,3332,3334,3335,3337,3276,3339,3340,3341,3342,
986,1064,1195,1198,1265,1331,1400,1523,1508,1582,1652,1769,1784,1826,1872,1938,2016,2081,2136,2260,2298,2364,2420,2549,2552,2620,2690,2739,2776,2846,2910,2983,3115,3130,3196,3268,3308,3384,3462,3581,3592,3714,3698,3740,3814,3886,3999,4002,4076,4197,4212,4278,4332,4407,4465,4580,4575,4622,4696,4812,4926,4943,5014,5124,5189,5321,5332,5398,5454,5519,
3388,3390,3324,3390,3392,3394,3394,3336,3396,3396,3398,3345,3409,3398,3404,3404,3402,3408,3406,3346,3410,3412,3414,3339,3412,3414,3414,3416,3416,3416,3420,3420,3329,3424,3426,3422,3424,3426,3430,3348,3430,3329,3430,3428,3430,3434,3332,3436,3438,3349,3464,3440,3438,3442,3442,3330,3442,3440,3444,3446,3327,3446,3450,3448,3452,3331,3452,3454,3456,3454,
794,3534,5520,3595,112
and four yards wide. The pitcher was permitted to take a short run. The
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
795,864,941,1014,1078,1129,1198,1274,1387,1389,1464,1529,1581,1656,1771,1774,1875,1915,1986,2048,2182,2223,2314,2394,2517,2520,2596,2636,2682,2748,2824,2887,3003,3006,3108,3175,3289,3294,3371,3436,3488,3602,3642,3690,3734,3802,3933,3936,3977,4103,4106,4149,4216,4294,4420,4426,4549,4554,4611,4686,4759,4810,4914,4917,4976,5045,5120,5250,5290,5381,5457,
3423,3424,3420,3416,3420,3427,3428,3429,3432,3431,3432,3433,3432,3435,3433,3436,3438,3438,3439,3440,3415,3442,3443,3463,3435,3447,3448,3448,3449,3450,3451,3452,3437,3473,3455,3456,3437,3457,3459,3459,3460,3462,3462,3463,3464,3464,3430,3479,3467,3432,3469,3469,3469,3471,3438,3473,3438,3476,3476,3477,3478,3479,3440,3480,3518,3501,3483,3422,3485,3487,3508,
864,940,1016,1075,1129,1192,1274,1327,1438,1462,1529,1580,1654,1712,1832,1875,1913,1986,2048,2084,2321,2315,2390,2459,2577,2594,2636,2680,2744,2822,2888,2943,3064,3110,3170,3230,3354,3370,3436,3488,3601,3642,3686,3732,3800,3878,3992,3977,4047,4162,4148,4216,4294,4361,4484,4490,4614,4611,4688,4759,4814,4856,4973,4970,5046,5120,5157,5382,5380,5454,5520,
3532,3532,3536,3525,3536,3538,3538,3538,3486,3566,3542,3542,3546,3546,3488,3548,3548,3550,3550,3554,3470,3555,3557,3558,3489,3584,3558,3560,3562,3562,3564,3564,3491,3568,3570,3572,3491,3594,3572,3572,3572,3572,3574,3578,3578,3580,3485,3580,3582,3486,3584,3584,3581,3584,3492,3586,3493,3588,3586,3588,3589,3590,3494,3592,3592,3592,3596,3476,3594,3594,3596,
792,3678,5522,3743,112
present wind-up of the pitcher is to some extent the counterbalance to the
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
798,872,924,991,1048,1112,1188,1229,1300,1399,1438,1514,1586,1632,1706,1843,1850,1918,2029,2028,2072,2147,2277,2284,2361,2400,2443,2510,2587,2650,2769,2772,2814,2931,2936,2976,3112,3120,3176,3242,3354,3482,3490,3552,3626,3672,3733,3806,3913,3918,3963,4041,4173,4178,4244,4316,4390,4464,4508,4574,4628,4704,4768,4812,4879,4957,5019,5149,5152,5194,5326,5332,5376,5458,
3601,3602,3603,3604,3605,3606,3598,3603,3612,3582,3614,3578,3609,3610,3611,3600,3611,3582,3594,3610,3584,3614,3601,3612,3594,3614,3615,3590,3617,3618,3586,3600,3627,3595,3621,3620,3604,3620,3621,3622,3623,3602,3622,3622,3622,3622,3622,3622,3597,3626,3610,3628,3604,3623,3623,3623,3623,3623,3623,3623,3618,3623,3619,3624,3625,3643,3644,3597,3636,3637,3599,3653,3628,3670,
872,922,989,1048,1112,1189,1234,1298,1396,1440,1510,1586,1626,1704,1779,1913,1918,1969,2088,2072,2145,2214,2347,2359,2400,2442,2510,2586,2650,2706,2834,2810,2870,2997,2976,3043,3190,3174,3242,3352,3415,3557,3552,3626,3668,3733,3806,3852,3978,3961,4039,4110,4242,4244,4316,4390,4464,4506,4574,4626,4700,4768,4810,4878,4953,5022,5087,5214,5193,5266,5392,5375,5456,5522,
3698,3679,3680,3681,3682,3683,3684,3712,3709,3697,3684,3688,3688,3689,3716,3652,3693,3692,3645,3695,3696,3697,3652,3724,3700,3702,3702,3703,3703,3704,3637,3706,3708,3647,3708,3710,3655,3712,3714,3713,3714,3654,3718,3717,3718,3719,3720,3720,3648,3724,3724,3726,3655,3728,3728,3728,3726,3728,3732,3730,3732,3732,3730,3734,3736,3737,3737,3649,3740,3742,3651,3744,3744,3746,
794,3824,5518,3886,112
loss of the run. There was no called ball penalty in 1858. The batsman
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
794,834,908,964,1150,1088,1154,1202,1276,1320,1398,1592,1528,1582,1658,1735,1962,1902,1995,2071,2132,2189,2384,2322,2422,2490,2678,2616,2690,2898,2836,2902,2963,3008,3051,3116,3324,3264,3340,3402,3446,3628,3566,3642,3704,3784,3848,3890,3936,4136,4076,4118,4334,4274,4338,4406,4474,4543,4774,4714,4809,4886,5078,5018,5095,5161,5205,5261,5372,5442,
3708,3748,3748,3750,3736,3733,3712,3744,3728,3716,3737,3736,3739,3741,3762,3766,3698,3726,3725,3749,3749,3748,3736,3752,3752,3755,3736,3756,3758,3736,3759,3760,3739,3740,3762,3742,3694,3745,3766,3746,3747,3734,3769,3770,3771,3772,3752,3767,3775,3696,3758,3798,3696,3761,3763,3768,3764,3805,3692,3766,3766,3788,3688,3768,3790,3782,3791,3792,3794,3794,
836,908,958,1016,1222,1152,1206,1274,1318,1394,1463,1658,1581,1655,1732,1768,2096,1994,2068,2132,2188,2253,2452,2422,2486,2543,2750,2686,2755,2978,2896,2963,3006,3047,3112,3189,3398,3339,3402,3446,3488,3706,3641,3704,3778,3848,3890,3936,4008,4202,4118,4198,4410,4331,4404,4470,4540,4574,4914,4808,4885,4954,5142,5094,5160,5204,5258,5372,5440,5516,
3818,3824,3824,3826,3736,3828,3826,3862,3845,3828,3830,3736,3832,3834,3836,3838,3698,3840,3840,3842,3842,3844,3736,3848,3848,3850,3736,3850,3854,3736,3854,3854,3854,3854,3856,3858,3694,3862,3862,3862,3864,3734,3890,3866,3866,3870,3868,3870,3896,3696,3872,3874,3696,3876,3876,3878,3878,3880,3692,3882,3882,3886,3688,3886,3884,3888,3886,3886,3889,3888,
794,3962,5516,4026,112
could swing at the ball, or let it alone, and time was no object, although
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
794,861,930,1002,1049,1186,1196,1248,1350,1389,1466,1601,1610,1678,1785,1794,1836,1913,2044,2052,2128,2194,2234,2276,2377,2388,2460,2573,2578,2623,2690,2793,2800,2840,2953,2964,3028,3069,3138,3211,3276,3374,3382,3450,3529,3656,3676,3719,3760,3877,4001,4008,4108,4176,4289,4296,4370,4504,4514,4584,4658,4705,4772,4839,4880,4980,4994,5060,5102,5143,5217,5291,5365,5439,
3859,3860,3877,3857,3860,3871,3864,3865,3866,3867,3868,3872,3870,3871,3866,3873,3870,3874,3853,3874,3897,3878,3878,3879,3876,3881,3882,3856,3883,3903,3885,3858,3887,3887,3876,3889,3888,3890,3891,3892,3893,3878,3895,3896,3897,3875,3899,3899,3900,3902,3878,3921,3905,3925,3880,3907,3908,3880,3910,3908,3912,3913,3914,3915,3915,3884,3917,3916,3919,3916,3920,3921,3922,3918,
858,928,1003,1046,1122,1260,1250,1350,1389,1459,1538,1674,1676,1722,1858,1835,1911,1980,2117,2124,2192,2233,2274,2312,2455,2460,2514,2638,2619,2689,2732,2862,2842,2889,3027,3028,3067,3136,3209,3276,3312,3444,3448,3522,3602,3722,3717,3758,3875,3942,4067,4110,4172,4232,4354,4370,4444,4574,4580,4656,4700,4771,4836,4879,4916,5058,5060,5101,5142,5216,5290,5364,5438,5514,
3968,3968,3968,3970,3972,3926,3974,3976,3974,3976,4002,3926,3980,3980,3920,3984,3982,3986,3907,3988,3988,3989,3990,4010,3930,3992,3992,3910,3992,3994,3996,3913,3994,3998,3930,4000,3998,4002,4002,4002,4026,3932,4006,4006,4008,3929,4012,4006,4008,4012,3932,4012,4012,4016,3934,4016,4018,3934,4020,4020,4046,4024,4022,4022,4044,3938,4026,4026,4026,4026,4030,4028,4054,4030,
794,4110,5688,4171,111
there were objections when games were prolonged, and dull, as there always "
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9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
794,838,912,980,1031,1154,1154,1258,1322,1372,1494,1494,1568,1639,1685,1750,1816,1856,1896,1970,2044,2156,2156,2260,2332,2394,2527,2533,2604,2668,2780,2846,2955,2958,3060,3122,3176,3289,3292,3366,3415,3488,3528,3600,3674,3747,3812,3885,3974,3974,4039,4118,4247,4250,4324,4396,4437,4477,4569,4573,4642,4751,4752,4795,4871,4940,4991,5114,5116,5181,5220,5324,5388,5460,5508,5586,
3999,3998,4000,4001,4002,4007,4023,4005,4006,4007,4011,4008,4009,4014,4011,4012,4013,4013,4014,4015,4016,4012,4038,4019,4020,4021,4014,4023,4024,4024,4026,4035,4015,4049,4030,4031,4032,4019,4033,4034,4035,4036,4037,4038,4039,4040,4040,4042,4019,4043,4063,4045,4000,4047,4066,4048,4048,4050,4019,4051,4052,4014,4054,4052,4055,4056,4057,4021,4059,4058,4060,4062,4063,4064,4021,4047,
838,911,978,1030,1098,1209,1254,1322,1370,1435,1553,1566,1640,1680,1750,1812,1856,1896,1966,2042,2102,2211,2257,2332,2394,2466,2593,2600,2668,2776,2844,2899,3014,3057,3122,3175,3240,3340,3366,3414,3486,3528,3594,3670,3746,3810,3884,3920,4025,4040,4112,4192,4306,4322,4395,4436,4476,4512,4629,4641,4700,4803,4794,4870,4939,4990,5059,5170,5180,5219,5323,5387,5459,5514,5621,5643,
4106,4108,4112,4110,4114,4062,4114,4114,4116,4116,4065,4120,4120,4144,4120,4124,4124,4122,4126,4126,4128,4067,4130,4130,4130,4132,4068,4160,4134,4134,4138,4140,4070,4142,4142,4140,4146,4074,4172,4146,4148,4146,4148,4150,4174,4152,4152,4174,4073,4154,4154,4158,4054,4158,4156,4156,4158,4180,4074,4162,4164,4068,4162,4160,4166,4166,4166,4076,4168,4168,4170,4170,4184,4172,4130,4143,
793,4253,1430,4259,109
have been.
9999999999
1111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
794,865,928,998,1115,1120,1193,1258,1323,1395,
4140,4142,4142,4143,4133,4144,4146,4147,4148,4149,
863,926,996,1060,1174,1192,1256,1318,1393,1429,
4250,4252,4254,4256,4188,4257,4256,4258,4258,4262,
924,4399,5514,4458,112
As Base Ball improved, rules like these were too crude for the players and
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999989998889999999999999999999999
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
924,1031,1138,1138,1233,1297,1352,1471,1474,1568,1634,1673,1769,1768,1809,1919,1990,2038,2109,2180,2244,2316,2403,2397,2453,2526,2568,2637,2744,2740,2783,2826,2900,3021,3022,3065,3138,3204,3261,3381,3382,3484,3547,3600,3713,3712,3753,3824,3952,3959,4022,4077,4152,4227,4342,4342,4394,4463,4570,4570,4616,4690,4811,4812,4886,4928,4995,5068,5131,5186,5294,5292,5362,5439,
4288,4292,4280,4292,4295,4296,4296,4281,4296,4299,4298,4298,4286,4302,4303,4304,4305,4306,4307,4308,4308,4310,4306,4311,4330,4312,4313,4314,4287,4316,4316,4316,4318,4299,4320,4318,4321,4322,4323,4309,4343,4326,4327,4328,4303,4329,4330,4331,4311,4351,4350,4351,4330,4336,4290,4332,4339,4340,4305,4351,4336,4343,4313,4345,4340,4346,4347,4348,4349,4350,4315,4351,4370,4348,
1026,1086,1189,1230,1295,1350,1414,1531,1568,1634,1673,1715,1821,1804,1914,1990,2037,2108,2179,2244,2316,2352,2446,2448,2527,2566,2635,2694,2789,2782,2823,2901,2966,3076,3065,3137,3202,3259,3326,3436,3484,3547,3599,3664,3763,3752,3822,3894,4017,4021,4077,4149,4226,4294,4392,4394,4464,4520,4620,4615,4691,4758,4866,4884,4928,4994,5066,5131,5185,5242,5343,5360,5436,5514,
4400,4402,4335,4404,4404,4406,4406,4336,4408,4408,4410,4410,4340,4410,4412,4440,4416,4416,4418,4420,4426,4440,4360,4422,4423,4422,4424,4428,4342,4428,4428,4426,4428,4354,4432,4430,4432,4434,4436,4363,4436,4434,4436,4440,4357,4438,4440,4448,4365,4444,4442,4442,4444,4446,4345,4444,4448,4446,4360,4448,4448,4450,4367,4476,4452,4452,4478,4454,4456,4458,4369,4460,4460,4462,
786,4537,5512,4601,112
there were frequent demands for a general overhauling of the code, which
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
792,834,910,978,1029,1159,1166,1266,1330,1382,1507,1514,1566,1618,1686,1762,1838,1904,1980,2083,2090,2166,2233,2349,2414,2491,2566,2683,2690,2742,2808,2928,2934,3062,3070,3144,3204,3283,3345,3398,3464,3567,3576,3638,3712,3773,3828,3902,3968,4042,4088,4126,4204,4338,4348,4414,4524,4532,4574,4650,4778,4788,4852,4922,4992,5055,5150,5160,5254,5332,5377,5438,
4431,4428,4432,4433,4434,4444,4455,4437,4438,4439,4426,4441,4441,4442,4443,4444,4445,4446,4447,4429,4449,4450,4451,4452,4453,4454,4455,4431,4457,4458,4478,4452,4460,4452,4462,4463,4464,4465,4466,4467,4468,4454,4469,4489,4471,4484,4468,4474,4475,4474,4476,4477,4478,4455,4480,4476,4449,4494,4480,4484,4456,4486,4487,4484,4489,4490,4457,4506,4486,4494,4511,4488,
832,908,976,1027,1096,1228,1264,1330,1380,1446,1576,1566,1618,1685,1760,1836,1900,1976,2023,2148,2166,2231,2344,2414,2488,2564,2622,2749,2741,2812,2867,2994,3000,3132,3138,3202,3278,3345,3396,3464,3506,3637,3642,3708,3778,3828,3902,3968,4042,4084,4126,4198,4275,4408,4412,4466,4590,4575,4649,4717,4848,4848,4914,4991,5054,5089,5220,5254,5332,5372,5438,5512,
4540,4540,4542,4542,4544,4498,4544,4546,4546,4548,4481,4550,4550,4550,4576,4554,4554,4554,4558,4484,4558,4560,4560,4562,4564,4564,4566,4485,4566,4568,4570,4506,4570,4507,4596,4572,4574,4574,4574,4576,4576,4508,4582,4580,4578,4578,4580,4582,4582,4582,4584,4584,4610,4509,4588,4588,4504,4590,4592,4590,4511,4594,4596,4596,4596,4618,4511,4600,4601,4602,4604,4604,
785,4660,5510,4744,112
took place in 1863. Henry Chadwick is responsible for the revision and was
88889999999999999999999999999999999899999999999999999999999999999999999999
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
786,838,900,968,1101,1098,1172,1214,1281,1348,1468,1464,1506,1643,1644,1706,1776,1843,1910,2035,2068,2177,2240,2316,2368,2498,2500,2594,2668,2736,2809,2912,2954,3014,3148,3148,3191,3302,3300,3353,3418,3474,3547,3618,3695,3752,3792,3866,3906,4031,4032,4082,4152,4261,4260,4303,4380,4496,4490,4541,4605,4676,4716,4772,4810,4882,5009,5010,5078,5157,5285,5288,5390,5456,
4584,4576,4577,4567,4582,4580,4576,4581,4582,4583,4568,4585,4603,4568,4587,4588,4589,4591,4591,4568,4590,4595,4614,4597,4597,4569,4596,4598,4602,4600,4604,4605,4606,4604,4574,4609,4631,4592,4616,4616,4617,4618,4619,4620,4621,4620,4614,4614,4624,4576,4618,4626,4627,4589,4637,4618,4646,4597,4631,4632,4633,4630,4634,4631,4635,4636,4601,4638,4639,4630,4602,4657,4643,4659,
833,900,968,1046,1153,1174,1214,1279,1344,1413,1519,1504,1583,1704,1706,1774,1840,1908,1942,2161,2174,2242,2315,2366,2442,2558,2594,2668,2734,2807,2912,2950,3014,3092,3204,3188,3245,3357,3353,3416,3474,3546,3616,3692,3748,3788,3864,3904,3972,4087,4082,4152,4206,4316,4303,4377,4445,4542,4541,4605,4675,4715,4771,4811,4879,4956,5060,5076,5152,5234,5340,5390,5452,5510,
4684,4686,4688,4690,4637,4714,4688,4690,4694,4694,4622,4692,4694,4623,4698,4698,4700,4702,4702,4622,4704,4706,4709,4708,4733,4624,4714,4710,4714,4714,4716,4714,4716,4718,4628,4716,4720,4647,4720,4720,4722,4746,4724,4722,4724,4722,4728,4724,4730,4631,4728,4730,4730,4643,4730,4730,4734,4651,4732,4734,4734,4732,4736,4734,4738,4738,4655,4738,4740,4744,4656,4742,4744,4744,
785,4828,5508,4888,112
foremost in making the more radical changes and departures from the primi-
99999999999999999999999998999999999999999999999999999999999999998899999999
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
786,835,907,957,1022,1135,1204,1260,1358,1358,1398,1526,1528,1641,1706,1782,1824,1899,2022,2020,2064,2143,2260,2258,2364,2434,2492,2605,2604,2655,2723,2798,2839,2907,2975,3069,3072,3136,3212,3274,3351,3424,3490,3600,3602,3666,3745,3871,3874,3950,4015,4090,4156,4210,4252,4326,4376,4444,4555,4556,4606,4655,4728,4894,4900,4946,5020,5142,5144,5219,5266,5314,5421,5461,
4716,4720,4721,4722,4723,4724,4725,4726,4713,4727,4746,4732,4730,4731,4730,4733,4734,4735,4728,4749,4736,4758,4736,4740,4741,4749,4743,4737,4745,4745,4744,4747,4748,4749,4746,4739,4769,4748,4753,4754,4755,4756,4757,4741,4759,4778,4756,4722,4758,4763,4764,4765,4766,4767,4768,4769,4769,4770,4723,4764,4773,4773,4774,4739,4777,4768,4778,4746,4780,4778,4777,4799,4778,4784,
835,906,955,1020,1132,1204,1259,1302,1413,1396,1471,1582,1641,1706,1779,1819,1894,1974,2068,2063,2138,2207,2310,2364,2430,2488,2554,2655,2654,2722,2798,2838,2906,2974,3016,3124,3137,3208,3274,3348,3422,3488,3544,3656,3665,3738,3818,3927,3948,4015,4089,4156,4210,4252,4326,4376,4444,4502,4605,4608,4654,4727,4841,4954,4942,5022,5088,5198,5218,5267,5311,5423,5460,5508,
4824,4828,4828,4828,4830,4832,4834,4834,4768,4834,4838,4786,4838,4842,4840,4842,4842,4870,4782,4848,4846,4850,4790,4850,4854,4866,4854,4791,4856,4858,4860,4856,4860,4860,4860,4793,4864,4862,4866,4864,4888,4866,4868,4795,4868,4868,4870,4776,4874,4872,4898,4874,4874,4874,4876,4874,4876,4880,4778,4878,4878,4880,4880,4793,4882,4884,4884,4801,4904,4886,4885,4886,4887,4888,
788,4974,1376,4980,109
tive rules.
89999889999
11111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
788,828,867,939,1058,1054,1110,1179,1217,1283,1339,
4861,4864,4866,4884,4878,4904,4904,4865,4870,4871,4872,
827,867,938,1003,1109,1110,1180,1219,1281,1337,1374,
4975,4972,4976,4974,4932,4976,4980,4976,4980,4980,4982,
919,5112,5506,5173,111
In 1863 the pitcher's position was designated by two lines, four yards in
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
919,973,1118,1126,1190,1257,1326,1456,1462,1506,1580,1707,1710,1786,1828,1872,1936,2015,2078,2132,2161,2284,2288,2362,2433,2486,2527,2569,2611,2681,2816,2818,2920,2987,3101,3105,3184,3248,3304,3346,3417,3494,3561,3605,3671,3809,3814,3887,4016,4016,4066,4168,4293,4296,4337,4377,4455,4520,4576,4595,4676,4724,4798,4871,4993,4996,5070,5134,5191,5267,5383,5389,5432,
5004,5025,5003,5009,5010,5010,5020,5015,5024,5011,5033,5024,5032,5015,5026,5033,5013,5034,5035,5016,5036,5027,5039,5039,5041,5023,5034,5024,5042,5042,5029,5074,5045,5048,5011,5027,5045,5047,5029,5047,5048,5048,5041,5047,5030,5012,5046,5055,5024,5048,5086,5088,5013,5048,5040,5058,5058,5059,5081,5032,5052,5061,5061,5062,5034,5063,5063,5064,5046,5068,5018,5066,5085,
973,1051,1192,1185,1256,1324,1390,1529,1502,1578,1646,1772,1786,1825,1868,1935,2009,2078,2132,2161,2218,2350,2362,2432,2485,2526,2569,2609,2678,2755,2880,2916,2984,3041,3166,3181,3248,3304,3344,3417,3490,3558,3602,3670,3745,3875,3886,3960,4072,4060,4166,4236,4354,4340,4377,4451,4519,4575,4610,4637,4730,4796,4871,4931,5058,5069,5134,5191,5264,5323,5449,5430,5506,
5118,5118,5058,5120,5122,5122,5122,5070,5124,5124,5128,5079,5154,5128,5130,5132,5130,5132,5134,5093,5138,5081,5162,5140,5140,5138,5140,5140,5142,5144,5083,5144,5144,5146,5065,5150,5148,5150,5148,5176,5152,5152,5152,5152,5152,5067,5156,5180,5079,5158,5158,5162,5068,5160,5158,5160,5162,5164,5184,5155,5164,5166,5166,5166,5088,5192,5170,5172,5170,5172,5073,5175,5175,
457,5252,5506,5314,111
length, drawn atright angles to- a line from home plate to second base, hav-
9999999999999999999999999999999789999999999999999999999999999999999999899988
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
784,826,892,966,1042,1083,1158,1256,1254,1328,1382,1447,1550,1686,1684,1752,1850,1903,1947,2020,2096,2202,2202,2268,2341,2414,2454,2519,2635,2634,2676,2729,2808,2810,2932,2930,2973,3015,3091,3214,3210,3259,3307,3379,3549,3546,3621,3690,3800,3923,3920,3994,4038,4104,4148,4275,4276,4316,4443,4442,4500,4564,4626,4698,4770,4902,4902,4977,5044,5101,5165,5258,5260,5330,5392,5461,
5146,5148,5149,5150,5151,5150,5153,5140,5152,5155,5156,5157,5158,5162,5160,5161,5162,5163,5184,5165,5180,5165,5167,5168,5169,5170,5171,5171,5160,5173,5174,5174,5168,5176,5148,5176,5178,5178,5179,5149,5180,5182,5182,5183,5150,5184,5187,5188,5189,5172,5191,5188,5193,5194,5194,5164,5196,5197,5172,5198,5199,5200,5201,5202,5196,5154,5198,5206,5207,5207,5229,5155,5202,5211,5211,5212,
826,890,965,1041,1082,1156,1194,1316,1326,1382,1447,1550,1624,1745,1750,1793,1903,1942,2016,2092,2140,2263,2266,2340,2412,2452,2518,2574,2695,2676,2743,2768,2861,2876,2987,2972,3013,3089,3158,3265,3261,3307,3378,3490,3604,3618,3688,3799,3865,3978,3997,4036,4103,4146,4214,4336,4314,4384,4503,4496,4560,4626,4698,4768,4844,4958,4976,5043,5100,5167,5199,5319,5329,5391,5460,5506,
5256,5256,5260,5284,5260,5262,5284,5194,5266,5264,5268,5266,5268,5217,5270,5270,5272,5272,5298,5274,5278,5220,5280,5278,5302,5278,5280,5282,5214,5284,5286,5285,5222,5286,5202,5286,5284,5286,5292,5204,5288,5290,5292,5290,5205,5290,5296,5292,5296,5226,5322,5298,5296,5300,5300,5218,5302,5302,5226,5302,5304,5306,5306,5306,5308,5209,5310,5308,5312,5312,5330,5209,5314,5314,5314,5314,
780,5392,5502,5455,111
ing their centers at two fixed iron plates placed at points fifteen and sixteen
8886999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999998889999
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
784,824,902,972,1030,1074,1150,1218,1259,1373,1370,1436,1501,1574,1620,1680,1736,1845,1842,1906,2009,2010,2052,2152,2279,2280,2299,2355,2428,2492,2621,2620,2661,2710,2783,2916,2918,2994,3036,3104,3145,3213,3327,3324,3398,3439,3505,3571,3637,3773,3776,3842,3948,3948,4022,4094,4133,4208,4253,4370,4372,4414,4448,4500,4546,4610,4672,4809,4810,4874,4953,5085,5088,5144,5184,5255,5295,5361,5426,
5291,5292,5293,5286,5295,5292,5296,5297,5298,5305,5303,5304,5305,5306,5307,5308,5308,5308,5310,5311,5302,5312,5330,5314,5291,5309,5309,5330,5314,5312,5293,5317,5317,5318,5319,5313,5321,5318,5323,5324,5324,5325,5314,5327,5324,5328,5329,5330,5328,5313,5342,5348,5313,5344,5345,5334,5346,5347,5348,5296,5334,5334,5334,5351,5352,5353,5353,5318,5355,5367,5340,5318,5366,5347,5368,5360,5360,5361,5362,
823,898,974,1028,1074,1150,1216,1259,1312,1428,1434,1499,1572,1612,1678,1736,1786,1901,1908,1950,2070,2048,2153,2216,2344,2339,2355,2425,2489,2563,2677,2658,2708,2778,2854,2980,2988,3034,3100,3143,3211,3269,3379,3396,3437,3503,3568,3634,3709,3838,3842,3887,4009,4022,4094,4133,4206,4251,4308,4434,4422,4448,4502,4544,4610,4672,4748,4868,4874,4948,5025,5149,5145,5182,5256,5294,5360,5426,5499,
5400,5400,5404,5395,5402,5402,5404,5402,5404,5360,5408,5408,5408,5410,5410,5412,5414,5363,5416,5416,5356,5418,5418,5420,5345,5422,5422,5420,5424,5428,5347,5424,5428,5428,5430,5368,5453,5428,5432,5432,5432,5436,5368,5462,5436,5434,5438,5438,5438,5368,5440,5442,5367,5468,5444,5442,5444,5444,5446,5351,5448,5448,5446,5448,5448,5452,5452,5373,5454,5455,5456,5373,5460,5456,5456,5458,5460,5460,5462,
780,5548,5502,5603,112
yards distant from home base. Here is the humor in that rule as compared
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999989999999999999999999999
111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
780,852,918,974,1048,1169,1166,1240,1284,1338,1383,1450,1527,1631,1628,1676,1725,1797,1966,1962,2035,2107,2219,2344,2340,2412,2476,2531,2595,2729,2766,2876,2938,2993,3122,3122,3162,3279,3280,3321,3398,3526,3524,3602,3675,3786,3856,3975,3974,4008,4148,4149,4192,4276,4342,4449,4446,4499,4572,4618,4747,4744,4812,4929,4928,4988,5058,5170,5246,5310,5363,5426,
5440,5441,5442,5435,5444,5430,5436,5444,5447,5448,5449,5450,5451,5434,5446,5453,5453,5454,5435,5450,5458,5459,5460,5436,5456,5463,5464,5465,5466,5440,5464,5469,5470,5471,5442,5472,5473,5454,5485,5470,5477,5443,5474,5497,5481,5482,5483,5446,5480,5487,5455,5494,5476,5489,5490,5463,5491,5492,5481,5494,5463,5495,5510,5463,5498,5499,5500,5501,5502,5503,5504,5492,
854,918,971,1047,1104,1230,1238,1278,1338,1380,1446,1520,1568,1691,1677,1723,1795,1908,2021,2033,2102,2214,2284,2400,2410,2474,2529,2593,2628,2865,2872,2940,2991,3058,3187,3160,3215,3344,3320,3396,3464,3586,3599,3675,3790,3860,3915,4034,4010,4085,4213,4193,4272,4342,4390,4505,4498,4572,4617,4688,4803,4810,4866,4993,4988,5056,5170,5242,5308,5362,5426,5499,
5570,5550,5548,5550,5552,5485,5552,5552,5554,5552,5558,5554,5556,5488,5556,5558,5560,5560,5490,5562,5566,5564,5568,5491,5570,5570,5574,5572,5574,5494,5576,5576,5576,5580,5497,5578,5580,5508,5580,5578,5584,5497,5582,5584,5582,5586,5586,5500,5586,5588,5510,5590,5588,5590,5594,5518,5590,5594,5594,5596,5518,5594,5598,5518,5607,5608,5609,5624,5611,5612,5613,5614,
782,5690,5501,5749,112
with now. The old time rule read: "The pitcher must stand within the lines,
999999999999999999999998899999999999999989999999999999999999999999999988887
111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
782,882,922,968,1107,1102,1174,1243,1341,1453,1468,1560,1635,1762,1756,1822,1867,1997,1990,2031,2071,2185,2312,2308,2362,2434,2478,2601,2594,2647,2716,2778,2865,2971,2970,3034,3127,3203,3329,3324,3401,3439,3492,3547,3630,3690,3804,3796,3908,3982,4037,4143,4140,4192,4239,4304,4383,4519,4514,4610,4654,4700,4776,4816,4952,4950,4994,5068,5196,5188,5231,5269,5351,5414,5474,
5581,5582,5583,5582,5595,5604,5587,5605,5589,5579,5591,5590,5593,5599,5595,5596,5596,5593,5598,5599,5599,5601,5601,5622,5621,5602,5605,5603,5607,5607,5608,5608,5610,5584,5610,5612,5610,5615,5604,5617,5605,5619,5625,5614,5621,5622,5605,5639,5639,5641,5627,5606,5628,5629,5629,5630,5622,5607,5633,5630,5635,5622,5630,5637,5601,5639,5628,5654,5589,5630,5638,5657,5645,5646,5718,
882,922,967,1042,1166,1174,1239,1342,1373,1547,1559,1632,1701,1817,1820,1860,1937,2048,2031,2070,2183,2250,2368,2361,2434,2476,2546,2650,2647,2712,2780,2856,2906,3035,3032,3125,3201,3270,3381,3396,3437,3486,3548,3626,3686,3744,3853,3903,3982,4036,4083,4199,4194,4236,4304,4380,4460,4574,4610,4652,4701,4774,4815,4890,5011,4993,5070,5142,5242,5228,5269,5342,5414,5471,5502,
5690,5688,5692,5692,5649,5692,5694,5694,5698,5633,5698,5696,5700,5654,5704,5702,5704,5647,5704,5704,5706,5710,5656,5711,5712,5710,5712,5658,5714,5712,5716,5716,5718,5638,5701,5720,5720,5722,5658,5750,5720,5722,5724,5724,5726,5726,5659,5726,5728,5730,5732,5660,5734,5732,5732,5734,5736,5662,5738,5738,5738,5738,5738,5740,5656,5744,5742,5744,5643,5752,5749,5750,5752,5752,5766,
781,5837,5503,5894,113
and must deliver the ball as near as possible over the center of the home
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999989999889999999988999999999
1111111111111111111111111199999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
782,847,927,1060,1070,1184,1260,1316,1427,1434,1508,1572,1613,1653,1724,1784,1906,1908,1950,2026,2164,2170,2246,2308,2352,2460,2464,2533,2657,2664,2741,2801,2870,2991,2996,3064,3184,3184,3259,3332,3384,3438,3480,3553,3593,3727,3728,3794,3864,3924,4043,4045,4092,4166,4298,4302,4368,4430,4507,4554,4616,4738,4742,4810,4923,4928,4973,5044,5177,5186,5257,5326,5438,
5741,5740,5722,5751,5728,5730,5731,5732,5719,5730,5734,5732,5736,5736,5737,5738,5735,5740,5736,5742,5723,5744,5745,5744,5746,5743,5766,5767,5746,5750,5752,5752,5753,5747,5755,5756,5748,5758,5759,5760,5761,5761,5760,5760,5763,5751,5765,5804,5767,5768,5742,5780,5766,5806,5751,5773,5774,5775,5776,5777,5778,5753,5779,5760,5746,5792,5777,5800,5733,5778,5787,5788,5789,
847,922,1001,1120,1178,1260,1316,1360,1502,1504,1571,1610,1651,1718,1784,1840,1975,1949,2024,2092,2242,2240,2308,2348,2393,2530,2532,2587,2736,2738,2801,2872,2922,3064,3063,3120,3249,3257,3330,3383,3438,3478,3552,3592,3660,3792,3792,3860,3924,3980,4109,4089,4166,4231,4363,4366,4430,4507,4552,4613,4672,4807,4808,4858,4992,4971,5044,5110,5255,5256,5324,5437,5501,
5836,5839,5842,5808,5842,5844,5846,5846,5776,5848,5850,5848,5848,5850,5852,5852,5792,5856,5854,5856,5780,5860,5860,5860,5864,5800,5862,5863,5803,5864,5866,5868,5868,5804,5870,5872,5805,5898,5870,5872,5872,5872,5874,5872,5876,5808,5878,5878,5878,5878,5799,5880,5880,5882,5808,5882,5888,5884,5882,5882,5886,5810,5886,5903,5803,5886,5888,5890,5790,5899,5900,5901,5902,
783,5978,2354,6000,110
base and for the striker."
88899999999999999999999999
99999111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
788,856,928,984,1110,1104,1170,1246,1384,1380,1431,1503,1619,1614,1658,1732,1865,1862,1916,1960,2015,2058,2133,2199,2253,2290,
5869,5870,5912,5872,5888,5874,5875,5876,5869,5878,5878,5879,5885,5881,5881,5882,5892,5886,5886,5886,5886,5887,5888,5889,5890,5890,
858,923,978,1044,1169,1169,1244,1320,1443,1431,1503,1554,1679,1654,1730,1798,1929,1916,1958,2016,2056,2132,2199,2251,2286,2351,
5982,5982,5984,5984,5943,5986,5986,5988,5924,5988,5990,5990,5939,5992,5992,5994,5946,5996,5998,5996,5996,5998,6000,6000,6002,5995,
915,6125,5504,6177,112
Imagine the modem pitcher aiming all of his time for the center of home
99999999999999997999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
916,967,1083,1150,1225,1266,1341,1470,1462,1502,1576,1703,1698,1810,1880,1956,2018,2209,2204,2280,2321,2362,2430,2506,2570,2689,2688,2756,2797,2910,2946,3026,3163,3160,3224,3266,3373,3372,3438,3549,3545,3623,3665,3783,3780,3822,3863,3979,4106,4102,4153,4223,4341,4336,4379,4456,4584,4580,4643,4710,4786,4834,4896,5014,5010,5076,5188,5184,5257,5328,5440,
6014,6018,6019,6020,6021,6022,6023,6023,6025,6021,6026,6029,6028,6030,6030,6032,6072,6033,6035,6036,6037,6037,6034,6039,6040,6035,6042,6043,6043,6044,6045,6046,6037,6048,6042,6044,6036,6051,6046,6016,6045,6054,6055,6030,6057,6056,6058,6060,6017,6052,6062,6063,6032,6065,6056,6066,6040,6068,6069,6070,6071,6072,6073,6041,6074,6064,6021,6064,6078,6079,6080,
965,1081,1148,1223,1262,1338,1406,1525,1502,1578,1640,1759,1804,1876,1950,2018,2146,2268,2274,2320,2360,2428,2504,2570,2624,2754,2752,2794,2904,2946,3022,3099,3224,3224,3264,3308,3438,3436,3490,3604,3623,3664,3722,3842,3821,3862,3976,4046,4162,4154,4223,4280,4397,4378,4455,4524,4640,4642,4712,4785,4830,4896,4952,5070,5073,5128,5244,5256,5326,5438,5504,
6126,6126,6128,6154,6128,6130,6134,6078,6134,6134,6136,6084,6136,6140,6140,6140,6144,6088,6168,6142,6146,6148,6146,6148,6150,6089,6148,6148,6150,6150,6152,6176,6091,6154,6152,6156,6091,6156,6156,6071,6156,6156,6160,6084,6160,6158,6158,6160,6072,6162,6164,6164,6087,6164,6166,6166,6094,6168,6168,6168,6168,6168,6170,6095,6170,6170,6076,6182,6183,6184,6185,
782,6249,5502,6313,110
plate. To his last day Father Chadwick rather favored that style of pitching
9999999999999999999999999899998899999999988999999999999999999999999988999999
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
782,854,896,962,1002,1068,1206,1232,1320,1455,1448,1526,1565,1685,1676,1720,1785,1843,1951,1948,2021,2085,2218,2208,2294,2359,2405,2483,2548,2670,2664,2756,2834,2900,2974,3075,3116,3178,3313,3298,3352,3424,3465,3545,3610,3729,3720,3769,3834,3900,3973,4026,4091,4226,4218,4262,4340,4408,4515,4508,4562,4603,4670,4714,4841,4834,4900,5016,5010,5086,5122,5168,5234,5309,5350,5425,
6146,6147,6148,6149,6149,6150,6148,6152,6154,6148,6155,6157,6157,6150,6159,6159,6160,6161,6152,6162,6163,6164,6152,6166,6167,6185,6169,6170,6171,6154,6177,6177,6176,6176,6177,6178,6179,6180,6173,6181,6182,6194,6185,6185,6186,6157,6187,6188,6189,6190,6191,6191,6192,6170,6204,6194,6205,6206,6177,6207,6208,6209,6196,6210,6178,6212,6200,6179,6224,6207,6228,6244,6208,6209,6244,6244,
856,896,961,1001,1066,1104,1332,1319,1389,1515,1522,1562,1621,1740,1716,1783,1839,1882,2016,2018,2083,2155,2269,2294,2362,2405,2481,2550,2603,2729,2751,2829,2898,2971,3075,3114,3178,3254,3355,3352,3426,3464,3543,3606,3667,3779,3767,3832,3904,3973,4024,4088,4162,4277,4262,4338,4404,4451,4571,4562,4602,4674,4712,4778,4896,4901,4954,5072,5084,5124,5166,5233,5308,5349,5424,5499,
6258,6259,6259,6260,6261,6262,6203,6270,6272,6203,6270,6272,6274,6205,6274,6278,6278,6276,6207,6280,6278,6293,6207,6282,6282,6281,6284,6288,6288,6208,6288,6286,6288,6292,6292,6292,6294,6294,6228,6294,6298,6295,6295,6296,6298,6211,6298,6298,6298,6300,6298,6300,6302,6224,6304,6302,6302,6302,6231,6306,6306,6330,6304,6306,6232,6308,6308,6233,6326,6313,6317,6318,6319,6320,6321,6342,
780,6408,5500,6462,112
because he wanted the batter to be in action constantly. He thought called
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
780,853,919,985,1051,1124,1180,1309,1302,1377,1508,1502,1602,1668,1746,1788,1854,1995,1988,2031,2106,2242,2238,2314,2378,2426,2469,2536,2654,2646,2686,2827,2826,2900,3029,3024,3064,3204,3204,3272,3336,3378,3418,3488,3632,3630,3694,3760,3838,3892,3938,4002,4076,4116,4156,4229,4369,4400,4507,4634,4628,4670,4745,4818,4894,4964,5040,5151,5148,5210,5276,5316,5361,5426,
6296,6300,6301,6302,6303,6304,6305,6281,6302,6307,6300,6309,6311,6312,6313,6313,6310,6297,6316,6314,6318,6286,6316,6321,6322,6322,6323,6324,6299,6325,6326,6288,6324,6329,6290,6328,6331,6308,6333,6334,6335,6330,6336,6337,6310,6339,6340,6341,6342,6343,6343,6344,6345,6332,6346,6347,6291,6336,6351,6305,6353,6340,6354,6355,6356,6342,6359,6314,6360,6361,6346,6346,6363,6350,
853,917,980,1049,1122,1178,1244,1365,1374,1444,1568,1602,1668,1742,1784,1852,1928,2055,2030,2104,2174,2307,2306,2376,2422,2466,2532,2587,2710,2684,2755,2897,2899,2964,3090,3060,3134,3274,3266,3330,3376,3416,3490,3564,3697,3688,3758,3832,3888,3932,4002,4074,4115,4155,4228,4264,4504,4504,4572,4690,4669,4744,4818,4892,4964,5038,5084,5216,5210,5276,5316,5360,5426,5499,
6408,6408,6410,6410,6410,6412,6412,6336,6414,6414,6355,6418,6418,6420,6424,6424,6424,6351,6426,6424,6428,6340,6430,6432,6432,6432,6432,6432,6354,6434,6436,6343,6438,6436,6344,6438,6438,6363,6440,6440,6440,6438,6442,6442,6365,6444,6442,6442,6444,6444,6444,6444,6446,6444,6474,6450,6345,6450,6452,6359,6454,6452,6454,6454,6480,6456,6456,6368,6458,6458,6458,6458,6462,6464,
780,6548,5500,6605,111
balls showed a pitching weakness. Called balls were introduced into that
888899999999999999999999999999998999999989999999999999999999999999999998
111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
780,856,922,962,1005,1138,1138,1190,1265,1335,1438,1500,1643,1642,1784,1782,1860,1900,1942,2007,2080,2121,2195,2344,2344,2444,2508,2572,2648,2730,2792,2848,2896,3038,3078,3172,3234,3280,3324,3388,3531,3532,3607,3671,3710,3750,3885,3888,3988,4050,4100,4234,4240,4280,4356,4397,4447,4522,4597,4672,4739,4806,4953,4954,4996,5069,5109,5259,5264,5306,5387,5452,
6437,6439,6438,6440,6446,6457,6448,6444,6450,6451,6452,6452,6459,6474,6460,6457,6458,6459,6459,6460,6461,6462,6463,6462,6465,6466,6467,6466,6469,6470,6471,6472,6497,6445,6474,6477,6474,6474,6479,6474,6446,6476,6482,6476,6478,6484,6466,6486,6488,6489,6489,6475,6486,6492,6493,6494,6494,6484,6496,6497,6498,6488,6451,6492,6502,6503,6503,6462,6510,6490,6507,6508,
855,921,962,1004,1062,1212,1192,1262,1330,1434,1498,1570,1713,1710,1858,1852,1894,1940,2004,2079,2119,2193,2270,2417,2442,2508,2570,2648,2720,2792,2846,2896,2927,3188,3164,3234,3274,3318,3382,3460,3605,3602,3670,3710,3750,3810,3963,3988,4050,4099,4162,4308,4276,4352,4397,4446,4518,4596,4671,4738,4805,4880,5026,4996,5068,5108,5182,5339,5306,5386,5452,5500,
6553,6555,6552,6552,6554,6512,6556,6554,6558,6558,6560,6562,6514,6562,6514,6590,6562,6564,6568,6566,6568,6570,6594,6516,6572,6574,6576,6574,6574,6574,6576,6578,6578,6500,6580,6578,6578,6578,6580,6582,6501,6584,6584,6582,6582,6586,6520,6584,6584,6586,6588,6529,6586,6588,6588,6588,6590,6592,6592,6598,6594,6600,6505,6594,6596,6598,6598,6516,6607,6612,6612,6612,
479,6688,5498,6747,112
last rule change, three balls allowing the batter to go to first base, although
9999988999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
774,817,886,944,1052,1046,1104,1173,1215,1347,1344,1406,1482,1547,1619,1691,1756,1855,1850,1892,1969,2020,2088,2216,2208,2284,2348,2388,2433,2552,2546,2608,2651,2690,2762,2864,2904,2978,3116,3112,3156,3233,3367,3364,3442,3510,3556,3598,3666,3781,3776,3817,3954,3956,4028,4159,4154,4194,4328,4328,4368,4408,4462,4514,4620,4618,4692,4757,4813,4878,4978,4976,5042,5085,5126,5200,5274,5348,5420,
6582,6587,6588,6588,6596,6606,6624,6588,6592,6599,6594,6590,6596,6597,6598,6599,6600,6594,6601,6596,6603,6603,6604,6584,6604,6607,6604,6606,6609,6603,6611,6606,6608,6613,6614,6615,6616,6617,6601,6629,6610,6620,6588,6616,6623,6624,6625,6625,6626,6602,6628,6628,6610,6645,6631,6603,6633,6634,6590,6622,6622,6637,6637,6638,6591,6626,6641,6642,6642,6643,6612,6645,6630,6646,6632,6648,6649,6650,6632,
815,885,941,988,1108,1099,1176,1213,1282,1408,1400,1476,1545,1617,1689,1754,1790,1915,1892,1967,2018,2086,2156,2267,2282,2346,2388,2430,2490,2608,2608,2650,2690,2761,2864,2902,2976,3050,3177,3156,3231,3301,3431,3434,3508,3550,3596,3666,3718,3837,3815,3886,4024,4022,4098,4215,4193,4262,4394,4376,4408,4460,4514,4557,4680,4690,4756,4812,4877,4913,5042,5042,5082,5125,5199,5272,5347,5421,5495,
6694,6696,6694,6694,6650,6698,6698,6696,6700,6653,6702,6702,6704,6702,6730,6706,6728,6648,6710,6710,6710,6712,6718,6639,6716,6716,6716,6716,6722,6658,6720,6718,6718,6722,6722,6722,6722,6748,6655,6724,6724,6728,6643,6728,6726,6726,6728,6726,6728,6657,6728,6730,6664,6754,6732,6658,6736,6732,6645,6734,6734,6734,6736,6736,6646,6738,6738,6738,6740,6758,6667,6750,6751,6752,6753,6754,6755,6770,6757,
454,6818,5497,6880,109
the balls were not called in constant succession as they are now. The pitcher,
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999979999999999999997889999999998
111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
772,814,891,1019,1012,1087,1154,1195,1236,1348,1340,1442,1504,1558,1679,1672,1747,1818,1918,1914,1978,2042,2082,2125,2190,2324,2320,2360,2494,2490,2554,2626,2698,2754,2798,2864,2940,3039,3032,3088,3160,3224,3288,3352,3408,3462,3502,3572,3700,3696,3762,3869,3862,3903,3976,4042,4169,4164,4230,4286,4406,4398,4478,4542,4646,4733,4752,4852,4928,5050,5044,5118,5160,5202,5268,5348,5412,5463,
6727,6726,6729,6717,6728,6731,6730,6732,6733,6738,6735,6736,6737,6738,6743,6740,6741,6742,6743,6743,6744,6745,6745,6746,6747,6728,6749,6749,6747,6751,6752,6753,6754,6755,6755,6756,6757,6749,6759,6759,6760,6761,6762,6763,6764,6764,6765,6766,6765,6800,6785,6744,6770,6762,6772,6773,6750,6774,6775,6789,6750,6778,6778,6779,6781,6775,6773,6773,6785,6752,6787,6778,6788,6789,6778,6791,6792,6820,
814,890,958,1070,1084,1152,1194,1236,1294,1395,1440,1504,1556,1622,1730,1745,1813,1859,1973,1977,2041,2082,2122,2190,2262,2380,2358,2435,2549,2554,2626,2698,2754,2794,2860,2934,2982,3088,3086,3158,3222,3286,3352,3404,3462,3502,3566,3644,3750,3758,3816,3916,3902,3974,4040,4113,4219,4228,4283,4351,4453,4470,4540,4642,4672,4798,4851,4925,4993,5101,5116,5158,5201,5270,5344,5412,5467,5496,
6836,6836,6836,6772,6838,6840,6838,6840,6842,6793,6844,6842,6842,6844,6797,6846,6850,6850,6797,6852,6850,6852,6852,6854,6854,6783,6856,6856,6801,6860,6858,6858,6862,6860,6860,6860,6860,6803,6862,6862,6864,6864,6864,6864,6864,6862,6864,6864,6820,6870,6868,6798,6868,6866,6870,6892,6804,6870,6868,6870,6804,6872,6874,6874,6874,6830,6885,6885,6876,6807,6902,6887,6887,6887,6887,6887,6887,6902,
778,6973,5495,7028,112
after he had pitched awhile, had to be warned by the umpire that he would
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
778,844,896,942,1009,1122,1116,1193,1315,1312,1389,1457,1591,1586,1662,1702,1742,1807,1881,1947,2086,2086,2146,2248,2325,2362,2403,2467,2565,2562,2638,2706,2839,2836,2877,3013,3014,3088,3209,3204,3308,3372,3427,3501,3567,3708,3706,3776,3914,3910,3952,4027,4159,4152,4229,4338,4416,4454,4511,4643,4635,4680,4761,4828,4938,4930,5011,5141,5134,5230,5305,5376,5420,
6865,6864,6867,6867,6868,6857,6870,6871,6858,6872,6874,6875,6879,6876,6877,6878,6878,6879,6880,6881,6883,6883,6884,6884,6887,6887,6888,6889,6864,6888,6891,6892,6879,6894,6894,6867,6894,6897,6887,6899,6900,6901,6902,6903,6898,6863,6894,6907,6878,6916,6897,6910,6885,6912,6913,6915,6908,6916,6917,6880,6919,6904,6921,6922,6867,6908,6924,6889,6938,6927,6928,6912,6916,
842,898,938,1009,1064,1174,1190,1259,1364,1386,1455,1532,1646,1656,1700,1742,1807,1879,1946,2022,2150,2146,2248,2320,2362,2402,2466,2504,2624,2636,2704,2780,2894,2875,2948,3079,3084,3152,3261,3302,3370,3425,3496,3564,3640,3773,3779,3848,3978,3951,4026,4092,4219,4226,4338,4415,4456,4509,4576,4700,4678,4758,4826,4875,4992,5009,5078,5197,5230,5304,5376,5420,5494,
6974,6974,6976,6976,6978,6912,6980,6980,6912,6982,6984,6986,6933,7012,6984,6988,6990,6988,6992,6992,6937,6994,6996,6994,6996,6998,7000,7024,6919,7000,7004,7002,6934,7002,7006,6922,7006,7008,6941,7008,7006,7006,7006,7008,7010,6917,7010,7036,6933,7012,7012,7014,6940,7014,7012,7040,7014,7014,7016,6935,7018,7018,7020,7022,6922,7020,7026,6944,7026,7028,7030,7029,7030,
777,7123,1420,7129,111
call a ball.
999999999999
111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
778,840,904,948,1055,1046,1176,1166,1239,1304,1344,1384,
7030,7016,7008,7010,7022,7034,7004,7014,7021,7016,7014,7023,
840,904,944,986,1115,1110,1232,1236,1302,1342,1382,1418,
7124,7124,7122,7124,7077,7126,7058,7128,7130,7128,7128,7132,
901,7272,5500,7323,112
That rule of 1863 explicitly stated "the ball must be pitched, not jerked or
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999979999999999999999999999999
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
902,992,1072,1138,1249,1238,1290,1367,1409,1541,1528,1596,1713,1704,1766,1836,1903,2034,2024,2084,2158,2234,2277,2317,2383,2423,2463,2504,2647,2636,2690,2737,2802,2847,2915,3056,3044,3108,3150,3227,3360,3350,3425,3490,3531,3638,3628,3740,3816,3870,3908,3970,4041,4168,4158,4233,4273,4313,4379,4453,4519,4594,4698,4690,4765,4838,4945,4934,4977,5044,5095,5171,5239,5385,5380,5448,
7160,7160,7166,7167,7173,7168,7169,7166,7171,7175,7173,7170,7158,7175,7176,7177,7179,7177,7179,7180,7181,7180,7183,7183,7184,7185,7182,7186,7181,7188,7189,7189,7190,7191,7188,7161,7188,7194,7190,7196,7162,7192,7199,7190,7192,7183,7202,7203,7204,7205,7173,7195,7207,7184,7209,7202,7211,7211,7198,7213,7198,7215,7185,7217,7218,7219,7166,7208,7221,7221,7204,7223,7206,7186,7226,7227,
995,1070,1137,1183,1304,1290,1365,1407,1476,1591,1596,1647,1769,1766,1832,1900,1968,2090,2086,2158,2234,2274,2316,2382,2422,2462,2504,2578,2703,2690,2734,2803,2845,2913,2989,3108,3104,3148,3225,3294,3415,3420,3488,3528,3570,3694,3734,3810,3866,3912,3964,4042,4104,4223,4230,4272,4312,4378,4452,4518,4594,4630,4758,4762,4836,4880,5000,4974,5043,5094,5170,5238,5316,5450,5448,5500,
7272,7272,7276,7276,7227,7276,7278,7276,7280,7229,7282,7280,7213,7282,7286,7286,7286,7231,7288,7290,7316,7292,7292,7296,7292,7298,7294,7322,7235,7300,7298,7298,7300,7302,7300,7216,7275,7300,7302,7302,7216,7302,7304,7300,7302,7237,7302,7304,7306,7308,7282,7308,7308,7238,7334,7306,7308,7310,7308,7308,7308,7332,7239,7312,7312,7314,7221,7340,7314,7314,7314,7316,7318,7241,7327,7327,
762,7421,1940,7432,109
thrown to the bat."
9999999999999999999
1111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
764,804,877,926,999,1104,1245,1242,1282,1416,1410,1454,1532,1661,1654,1730,1796,1840,1876,
7312,7302,7313,7314,7315,7317,7317,7319,7319,7318,7321,7314,7340,7305,7314,7325,7326,7327,7322,
802,875,924,997,1103,1176,1310,1280,1351,1476,1454,1526,1599,1716,1724,1794,1838,1871,1938,
7420,7416,7416,7420,7420,7422,7372,7422,7424,7372,7424,7424,7430,7359,7430,7432,7434,7432,7427,
583,7558,5494,7611,112
In 1867 the pitcher's box was established. It was six by six feet and the
8899999999999999999889998999999999999999999999999999999999999899999999999
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
910,962,1112,1108,1170,1238,1307,1441,1436,1480,1561,1693,1680,1758,1798,1841,1908,1984,2049,2103,2129,2254,2246,2317,2391,2527,2518,2620,2684,2805,2800,2866,2920,2966,3032,3105,3145,3185,3241,3314,3382,3456,3597,3624,3682,3792,3788,3888,3958,4076,4072,4124,4164,4303,4300,4373,4508,4512,4566,4606,4740,4736,4786,4853,4918,5021,5024,5092,5168,5305,5308,5352,5427,
7447,7450,7449,7460,7460,7460,7461,7459,7463,7460,7483,7469,7467,7468,7468,7469,7466,7471,7472,7457,7459,7451,7469,7475,7484,7474,7497,7480,7481,7474,7482,7483,7484,7484,7478,7478,7484,7488,7478,7489,7482,7491,7456,7484,7503,7477,7511,7497,7513,7479,7500,7492,7501,7456,7486,7517,7481,7506,7494,7519,7459,7488,7510,7511,7512,7482,7513,7514,7494,7477,7520,7496,7519,
961,1038,1181,1165,1238,1306,1372,1506,1482,1559,1630,1743,1752,1794,1841,1908,1982,2049,2102,2128,2186,2310,2317,2386,2464,2582,2620,2680,2736,2869,2862,2920,2964,3032,3105,3145,3185,3241,3314,3382,3456,3494,3727,3676,3724,3857,3886,3950,4010,4140,4124,4161,4234,4369,4372,4444,4577,4566,4606,4682,4795,4786,4850,4916,4959,5086,5090,5164,5240,5374,5350,5426,5494,
7566,7568,7503,7568,7570,7570,7572,7513,7572,7572,7576,7523,7600,7576,7580,7582,7580,7582,7584,7569,7585,7505,7587,7588,7588,7528,7592,7590,7592,7528,7592,7592,7594,7594,7594,7590,7590,7596,7592,7594,7594,7594,7510,7594,7594,7531,7596,7596,7598,7533,7598,7594,7596,7511,7598,7622,7536,7602,7598,7600,7514,7600,7602,7604,7604,7537,7604,7606,7606,7532,7613,7614,7621,
572,7700,5490,7755,112
pitcher could run wild inside of it and deliver the ball from any angle that
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999998999999999999999
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
774,851,892,933,1000,1077,1142,1259,1258,1320,1390,1464,1508,1641,1638,1691,1767,1900,1898,1998,2038,2084,2219,2218,2256,2334,2390,2432,2506,2634,2634,2702,2818,2818,2858,2965,2966,3032,3109,3248,3252,3326,3388,3430,3470,3540,3602,3717,3714,3759,3836,3964,3968,4042,4102,4148,4251,4254,4302,4349,4430,4601,4604,4669,4742,4875,4874,4940,5015,5086,5129,5256,5258,5301,5378,5448,
7595,7596,7597,7597,7598,7599,7600,7608,7602,7603,7604,7605,7605,7610,7607,7629,7629,7611,7611,7612,7613,7613,7596,7615,7616,7617,7617,7618,7619,7616,7621,7622,7599,7623,7624,7616,7644,7646,7626,7597,7626,7630,7628,7632,7632,7634,7634,7611,7636,7630,7653,7598,7628,7640,7630,7630,7598,7630,7644,7645,7670,7620,7648,7660,7650,7620,7652,7653,7654,7638,7656,7615,7657,7638,7659,7660,
846,890,931,999,1075,1140,1196,1320,1316,1390,1464,1503,1580,1700,1689,1764,1840,1960,1998,2038,2078,2156,2283,2256,2328,2386,2428,2504,2571,2698,2700,2753,2883,2856,2904,3029,3028,3102,3181,3318,3322,3388,3428,3468,3536,3602,3656,3773,3755,3832,3900,4033,4036,4104,4144,4187,4317,4303,4348,4419,4538,4667,4666,4741,4814,4936,4938,5012,5084,5126,5196,5320,5300,5374,5442,5490,
7728,7704,7706,7710,7714,7710,7708,7663,7714,7714,7714,7714,7716,7665,7718,7720,7720,7666,7722,7722,7722,7726,7650,7726,7726,7728,7726,7730,7730,7671,7734,7732,7653,7732,7734,7671,7738,7736,7738,7652,7738,7738,7736,7736,7738,7738,7738,7666,7740,7740,7742,7653,7742,7742,7740,7740,7653,7740,7740,7744,7744,7674,7744,7742,7770,7674,7744,7746,7772,7744,7748,7669,7755,7756,7757,7758,
766,7846,1536,7857,109
pleased him.
999999999999
111111111111
9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
770,843,883,949,1015,1071,1137,1273,1274,1350,1388,1501,
7741,7738,7742,7743,7744,7745,7744,7733,7742,7749,7749,7751,
842,880,947,1013,1069,1135,1208,1339,1348,1388,1499,1536,
7872,7850,7852,7854,7854,7852,7854,7787,7856,7856,7858,7862,