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Legend has it that a proposal was made to move it back to exactly 60' 0" (from 45' 0"). But due to sloppy handwriting, it looked like 60' 6" so they moved the mound back to that distance when constructing fields. For no apparent reason, they just decided to keep it that way.
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What year was the pitching mound made 60 feet from home plate?
The year the pitching mound was introduced and the pitching distance was moved to 60 feet, 6 inches was 1893.
How far is the pitchers mound from home plate in major league baseball?
It's 60 feet 6 inches away from home plate. The original baseball field designers wanted it to be 60 feet but when the "landscapers" were reading the diagram drawn up it read 60 ' 0" and they read the 0 to be a 6 by mistake.
What is the distance from the pitcher's mound if it is 60 feet 6 inches from home plate?
Ummm... 60 feet 6 inches.
How far do major league baseball pitchers pitch from?
60 feet, 6 inches
What is the distance from the pitchers mound to home plate for a male youth ages 15-19 years?
Should be regulation MLB baseball length. 60 ft 6 in.
How far is the pitchers mound to the catcher in the bull pen?
60 feet 6 inches
How far is the pitchers mound from home plate in modified baseball?
60 feet 6 inches
How many feet is the distance from home plate to pitchers mound?
60 feet 6 inches
How far is the pitcher mound from home plate in professional baseball?
the distance from the pitchers mound to home plate is 60 feet 6 inches.
How far is it from home plate to the pitchers mound in Canada?
Same as it is in the USA, 60 feet, 6 inches.
How far is it from th home plate to the pitchers mound?
On a major league field it is 60 ft, 6 inches.
How far apart was the pitchers mound in a stadium in the 1950's?
Same as today -- 60 feet, 6 inches.
What is the distance between the pitchers mound and homeplate on a minor baseball league?
60 feet 6 inches like the MLB
How far is it from the pitchers mound to home plate in baseball in 7-8 baseball?
60 feet 6 inches.
What is the distance between the pitchers mound and home plate?
60 feet and 6 inches between home plate and pichers rubber
How many feet is the pitchers mound from home plate in 13 you baseball?
60 feet 6 inches from the back of home plate
In baseball the pitchers mound is 6 inches more than twenty yards from home plate how many feet is this?
The pitching rubber is 60' 6" from home plate.
