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...Soule opened the ninth with a hit to center; Downer fouled to Slade Wrenn sacrificed to the pitcher, sending Soule to second; Linn made a scratch hit to short, Soule taking third; a wild pitch sent Soule home and Linn to third. Howland took first on a balk, and stole second. A hit would have made Harvard even, or perhaps ahead, but Trafford struck...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Base Ball. | 5/5/1890 | See Source »

...singles, a double and a wild pitch. Amherst got her last run in the eighth. Mason muffed Taylor's fly. The latter reached third on a wild pitch, and scored on Cutler's sacrifice. Harvard scored twice in the sixth on a base on balls, a wild pitch, a balk, two sacrifices, Alward's hit and Taylor's fumble. In the last inning Mason hit safely, stole second and came in on Burns' error. The score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Base Ball. | 5/1/1890 | See Source »

...followed with a foul and out by Allen. Foster led off with a three base hit beyond left. Winslow struck out. Dean caught Beaman's hit. Foster got home on another wild throw by Henshaw to third. Phillips was given first on balls and reached second on McLeod's balk. He stole third. Nichols got first on balls. Phillips tried to steal home on a passed ball but was caught on the plate by McLeod. Dean led off with a good hit for one base, stole second and third and got home on a passed ball. Linn got around...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 20; Harvard '85, 5. | 6/11/1889 | See Source »

...Lyons, Brennan. Three-base hits-Stovey, Larkin First base on balls-Welch (2), Stovey (2), Larkin (2), Purcell, Smith (3), Howland, Dean. First base on errors-Harvard, 1. Struck out-Welch, Lynn (2), Schroll (2), Brown (2), Evans (3), Dean, McLeod (3). Passed ball-Howland. Wild pitches-McLeod 3. Balk-McLeod. Time-1 hour, 45 minutes. Umpire-Gaffney...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/10/1889 | See Source »

Rule 20. A balk-if the pitcher, when about to deliver the ball to the bat, while standing within the lines of his position, makes any one of the series of motions he habitually makes in so delivering the ball, and then fails to deliver the ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CHANGES IN THE BASE BALL RULES. | 12/10/1884 | See Source »

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