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Jan 4, 2017 · Why nine innings (and why nine men in a lineup)? In baseball's infancy, not only was it a game without a clock, but it was also a game without a set number of innings. Instead, teams played until one of them scored 21 aces -- the 19th century equivalent of a run.
Beginning with Alexander Cartwright's Knickerbocker rules in 1845 that set the bases 90 feet apart with three outs per side per inning, baseball spent its first 50 years lurching and...
Dec 21, 2017 · Among the bits I found most interesting, as you could’ve guessed by the title, is why batters are given four balls and three strikes. Apparently, when the game started, there was no such things as balls or called strikes.
Jan 4, 2017 · The run-scoring environment might have changed a bit since 1905, but the fundamental look and feel of the game hasn’t. Legendary sportswriter and Spink Award winner Red Smith, as always, said it best: “Ninety feet between bases is perhaps as close as man has ever come to perfection.”
Aug 22, 2012 · Only when the rules underwent a fairly thorough revision in 1857 did baseball’s distinguishing dimensions — teams of nine playing nine innings on a field with 90-foot basepaths — enter its list of rules.
In high school and college baseball, the bases are usually 90 feet apart, adhering to MLB standards. However, some independent leagues may alter dimensions for various reasons. These variations affect game strategies, making it vital to verify specific league regulations before play.
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Sep 13, 1994 · Like Red Smith, Frick describes the baseball diamond as being “perfect.” It is the awkward-looking home plate, the strange positioning of the second base, and the first and third bases nestled snugly in their corners of this 90-foot square that we embrace as perfection.
