This picture came up on my Flipboard under College Baseball. It's Dartmouth's field in 1882. I thought it might be of interest.
http://www.baseballhistorycome...orthodox-ball-field/
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Very interesting and awesome to see. The word that refers to the shortstop position in Spanish is jardinero, translates to gardener. Makes sense since the shortstop has a bigger area to cover and sometimes that area is in the outfield. Another thought that comes to mind. The field almost looks very similar to a cricket field. I've often wondered if cricket might be baseball WITHOUT the evolution of baseball.
I'm pretty sure that is the current "green" at Dartmouth! Thanks for sharing!
keewart posted:I'm pretty sure that is the current "green" at Dartmouth! Thanks for sharing!
It is indeed! Right in the middle of town. That line running from the left of the batter to the right of the shortstop is a footpath across the green.
Very cool, RJM, thanks for sharing.
"pitcher possibly throwing underhand." I believe at one point the batter could request high or low.
Cool pic RJM
Every time I've been to Dartmouth, there was a 8-10 foot snow bank between the dugout and right field fence. This picture must have been later in the season. ;-)
RJM: Neat picturex. Son played in "throw back" uniform for two games last year. But THIS is a "Throw back" FIELD.
Score from first on a passed ball . . .
Love this stuff -- thanks.
My first thought was... they're playing the infield in with bases loaded, but based on the dirt spots those are probably their normal infield positions. Still pretty amazing how similar it looks to today's game 134 years later. I'm guessing there probably wasn't even electricity on campus at that time.
Of course, Hoboken had them beat by 20+ years. Short of photographers back then:
Awesome pics and thread, thanks for posting. I hate that current thoughts like "liability" are trying to creep into my head. I'll blame another recent thread 