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Baseball is played on a field made up of two ports: an infield and an outfield. The infield is square and erroneously referred to as a “diamond.” The distance from the batter’s box, also called “home plate,” to first base is 90 feet. The distance between first base and second base, between second base and third base, and between third base and the home plate also is 90 feet. The pitcher’s “box,”

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Base Running Ty Cobb, one of the greatest all-around players of the game, says. ‘Base running is an art and a science. The secret of base stealing is to get the jump on the pitcher. Watch the pitcher’s feet. I always did that, because in order to throw to first the pitcher must move his foot toward first. When I saw that foot move toward first, I always slid back into the bag. When the pitcher’s

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An outfielder covers a lot of ground and must be able to get the jump on the ball to police his area effectively. He must know the hitters and where to play for them. Dom DiMaggio, one of the top outfielders in baseball, says, “A lot of people think that outfield play depends on instinct. I think hard work and slick-to-itiveness is a better explanation. I’ve spent hours and hours in the field

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The hardest play for the third baseman to make is a slow roller, which usually is a ball that is topped by the batter after he has taken a full swing at it. This ball has a crazy twist and the third baseman must charge in fast, scoop the ball up with his bare hand, and fire it to first in the same motion. Figure 61 shows the start of this play. Figure 62 shows how to scoop up the ball and make

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The shortstop must be an exceptional fielder of ground balls and must be able to cover ground like on antelope. Shortstop Marty Marion of the Cardinals is called “The Octopus” because of his sensational acrobatic work at short. Marion says, “A shorts top must have a strong throwing arm and must be able to make the long throw to first on a dead run, crouching or on his back. He must also be the

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The second baseman should be fast on his feet, possess a sure pair of hands, and have plenty of baseball brains with ability to anticipate plays of all kinds. Above all, he must be able to execute the double play properly. On a double play, the second baseman steps on the bag with his right foot and then hop to his right to get out of the base runner’s path before throwing to first. This method,

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In the old days it was the usual practice to appoint a big lumbering player to handle the initial sack. But in recent years the play of Hal Chase, George Sisler, and Bill Terry has raised the requirements of this position to a much higher level. The ideal first baseman should be tall, I have a long reach, and a good pair of hands. He must have extraordinary ability in making pick-ups of low

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The catcher is the quarterback of the team, but, unlike his Football colleague, the catcher’s position is tough, grueling, and far from glamorous. The catcher is the busiest man on the diamond and he works like a beaver every’ minute of the game. A good team always has an outstanding catcher. The physical requirements For a backstop vary. Walker Cooper former Giant, six feet tall and weighs two

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The pitcher is undoubtedly the most important member of a baseball team. The venerable Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics since 1901, declared that pitching is 75 per cent of a team’s defense Carl Hubbell, for ten years one of the most brilliant pitchers in the National League, says, “A pitcher is the backbone of a team, and his job is the most tiring in baseball. It takes a

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SwingOnce the pitcher has made his delivery, the batter must concentrate on the ball all the way to the plate. The batter must never turn his head to follow the direction of the bat as it comes around for the swing. His eyes should see the bat hit the ball. In Figure 12 Ted Williams follows the ball right on to the bat. Ho doesn’t start his swing until the last possible moment. This delay in

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You will get the best results by standing about a foot from the inside corner of the plate with a stance fourteen inches wide (Fig. 4). Figure 5 shows you how Joe DiMaggio finds his right stance. Ho leans over, drops his bat two or three inches beyond the farthest corner of the plate (Fig. 5), and then straightens up to his natural hitting position. This is the method recommended. During the

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The Bat many young players walk over to the rack, pick up any bat, and step up to the plate. We needn’t remind you how fool hardy this hit-or-miss system is. If you use a bat that is not right for you, you may as well be standing at the plate with a billiard cue. But if you carefully consider size and shape in making your selection, you will have a powerful weapon in your hands. The average boy

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Hitting Hitting ability is the most important requirement of every baseball player. No matter how well you play your defensive position, the team cannot win without your hits. Even pitchers must be alert at the plate. Their sacrifice flies and bunts can win or lose a game. Your efforts in the field are wasted if you can’t produce runs because, after all, it is the score that Counts. “Snuffy”

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In Cooperstown, N. V., rests the Hall of Fame of baseball. Here in a shrine are housed the mementos of the immortals of the game, who have left their stamp of greatness on our national sport. A Centennial Committee composed of Kenesaw M. Landis, William Harridge, Ford Frick, John A. Heydler. Clark Griffith, Ed Barrow, and Connie Mock chose the old time group of baseball notables and left it to

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