Word: plate
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...England Ball League has taken an important step, and put the pitcher back eight feet, making the distance to the home plate 58 feet...
...received bases on balls, and Frothingham had got in a clean single, sending in Highlands and Mason. Hallowell took third on the throw in, and then, as Carter dropped the ball and it rolled out toward Bewers, be tried to score. Carter was standing close to the plate, on the line towards third, and Hallowell reached him just as the ball did. Exactly what happened then, no one can tell, but the result was a very sad accident to Carter. Somehow he was struck full in the face, and the blow must have been terrific for it broke the cartilage...
Then came Harvard's turn. Mason came up smiling, and in less than a minute had a ball down in right field, for a three-bagger. Hallowell followed with a long fly to Beall, which enabled Mason to cross the plate, with Harvard's first run. Frothingham went out on a fly to Case. With two out, Hovey and Cook both got singles, but were left on bases, as Dickinson's high fly to short left field was prettily caught by Murphy, after a hard...
...inning. Dickinson got a pretty single to right field, and a moment later took second on a passed ball. Trafford hit a hot ball to the infield, but took first as Jackson dropped the throw. Dickinson took third, and to the eyes of all but the umpire, crossed the plate in safety, while Trafford was stealing second. Trafford took third on Corbett's sacrifice to Jackson, but Bowers kept him there by striking out Highlands...
Mason lead off for Harvard with a single to Lowe, which was thrown so wild as to let Mason to third. In trying to score on Hallowell's hit to Lowe Mason was thrown out at the plate. Hallowell stole second and immediately after stole third, showing his knowledge of the art to perfection. Frothingham was given his base on balls and then Hovey sacrificed to bring in Hallowell, Frothingham going to second. Cook struck out leaving Frothingham on base. In the second and third Harvard went out in one, two, three order...