Info on baseball

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Baseball was founded in 1871 by Alexander Cartwright. In the early days, it was called "Rounders." Strikes were not called at the time, and gloves weren't used until the early 1900's. Perhaps the most famous baseball player ever was Babe Ruth, the first slugger, in the 30's and 40's of the 1900's. He hit 714 home runs, something that would last until Henry "Hank" Aaron broke the record on April 8th, 1974. He would later have a record of 755 until Barry Bonds, who hit 763 in his career.

Anyways, as the years went by in baseball, many milestones have been broken. 6 great milestones to achieve are:

500 Home Runs (hitting)

3,000 hits (hitting)

.300 Batting Average (hitting)

300 Wins (Pitching)

3.00 ERA or under (pitching)

20 years (Career)

Perhaps the most famous milestone of the year 2011 was Derek Jeter's 3000th hit, in which he hit a home run. He would later get five hits in five at-bats in a New York Yankees win.

The most successful franchise of all thirty are the New York Yankees. They are the only Major League Baseball team to have their own television channel (YES Network), the most World Series Championships (27), and the most money of all teams.

The least successful team are arguably the Chicago Cubs. Only two World Championship wins, and one of the worst seasons in baseball, from 1966, where they had a 59 win-103 loss season. By July 21st, they are 39 wins-60 losses, and are fifth out of six in the NL Central.

By 2011, the objectives of the game are:

Rule 1.01 to 1.04

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1.00-Objectives of the Game.

1.01 Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, under direction of a

manager, played on an enclosed field in accordance with these rules, under jurisdiction of

one or more umpires.

1.02 The objective of each team is to win by scoring more runs than the opponent.

1.03 The winner of the game shall be that team which shall have scored, in accordance

with these rules, the greater number of runs at the conclusion of a regulation game.

1.04 THE PLAYING FIELD. The field shall be laid out according to the instructions

below, supplemented by Diagrams No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 on adjoining pages.

The infield shall be a 90-foot square. The outfield shall be the area between two

foul lines formed by extending two sides of the square, as in Diagram 1. The distance from

home base to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on fair territory shall be 250 feet

or more. A distance of 320 feet or more along the foul lines, and 400 feet or more to center

field is preferable. The infield shall be graded so that the base lines and home plate are

level. The pitcher's plate shall be 10 inches above the level of home plate. The degree of

slope from a point 6 inches in front of the pitcher's plate to a point 6 feet toward home plate

shall be 1 inch to 1 foot, and such degree of slope shall be uniform. The infield and outfield,

including the boundary lines, are fair territory and all other area is foul territory.

It is desirable that the line from home base through the pitchers plate to second base

shall run East-Northeast.

It is recommended that the distance from home base to the backstop, and from the

base lines to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on foul territory shall be 60 feet or

more. See Diagram 1.

When location of home base is determined, with a steel tape measure 127 feet, 3⅜

inches in desired direction to establish second base. From home base, measure 90 feet

toward first base; from second base, measure 90 feet toward first base; the intersection of

these lines establishes first base. From home base, measure 90 feet toward third base; from

second base, measure 90 feet toward third base; the intersection of these lines establishes

third base. The distance between first base and third base is 127 feet, 3⅜ inches. All

measurements from home base shall be taken from the point where the first and third base

lines intersect.

The catcher's box, the batters' boxes, the coaches' boxes, the three-foot first base

lines and the next batter's boxes shall be laid out as shown in Diagrams 1 and 2.

Rule 1.04 to 1.07

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The foul lines and all other playing lines indicated in the diagrams by solid black

lines shall be marked with paint or non-toxic and non-burning chalk or other white material.

The grass lines and dimensions shown on the diagrams are those used in many

fields, but they are not mandatory and each club shall determine the size and shape of the

grassed and bare areas of its playing field.

NOTE: (a) Any Playing Field constructed by a professional club after June 1,

1958, shall provide a minimum distance of 325 feet from home

base to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on the right and

left field foul lines, and a minimum distance of 400 feet to the

center field fence.

(b) No existing playing field shall be remodeled after June 1, 1958, in

such manner as to reduce the distance from home base to the foul

poles and to the center field fence below the minimum specified in

paragraph (a) above.

1.05 Home base shall be marked by a five-sided slab of whitened rubber. It shall be a

17-inch square with two of the corners removed so that one edge is 17 inches long, two

adjacent sides are 8½ inches and the remaining two sides are 12 inches and set at an angle to

make a point. It shall be set in the ground with the point at the intersection of the lines

extending from home base to first base and to third base; with the 17-inch edge facing the

pitcher's plate, and the two 12-inch edges coinciding with the first and third base lines. The

top edges of home base shall be beveled and the base shall be fixed in the ground level with

the ground surface. (See drawing D in Diagram 2.)

1.06 First, second and third bases shall be marked by white canvas or rubber-covered

bags, securely attached to the ground as indicated in Diagram 2. The first and third base

bags shall be entirely within the infield. The second base bag shall be centered on second

base. The bags shall be 15 inches square, not less than three nor more than five inches

thick, and filled with soft material.

1.07 The pitcher's plate shall be a rectangular slab of whitened rubber, 24 inches by 6

inches. It shall be set in the ground as shown in Diagrams 1 and 2, so that the distance

between the pitcher's plate and home base (the rear point of home plate) shall be 60 feet, 6

inches.

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GRASS LINE

BACKSTOP

5' CIRCLE 5' CIRCLE

RADIUS FROM

HOME BASE

60'

37' 37'

60'6"

1' MIN

10' MAX

1' MIN

10' MAX

13' 13'

6'

13'

20'

15'

45'-0" 45'-0"

6'

90' 0"

90' 0"

FOUL LINE

FOUL LINE

95' RADIUS

NEXT BATTER'S BOX

NEXT BATTER'S BOX

LEGEND

BATTER'S BOX,

CATCHER'S BOX, FOUL LINE,

PITCHER'S PLATE, COACH'S BOX

BASE LINES

26' CIRCLE

127-3 3/8"

127-3 3/8"

18' CIRCLE

NEXT BATTER'S BOX

COACH'S

BOX

COACH'S

BOX

GRANDSTAND OR FENCE 60' FROM BASE

OR FOUL LINE

3'

DIAGRAM NO. 1

GRASS LINES

3' 3'

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LAYOUT AT

SECOND BASE

LAYOUT AT

THIRD BASE

FOUL LINE

DIAGRAM NO. 2

LEGEND

1st, 2nd, 3rd BASES

BATTER'S BOX

CATCHER'S BOX

HOME BASE

PITCHER'S PLATE

A

A

15"

15"

90

90

LAYOUT AT

FIRST BASE

FOUL LINE

A

90

90

B 6" 17" 6"

D

C

B

4'0"

43"

3'0"

8'0"

4'0"

LAYOUT AT HOME BASE

LAYOUT AT PITCHER'S PLATE

SEE DIAGRAM NO. 3

E

81 "

2

81 "

2

3'0"

A

B

C

D

E

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