A side hobby of mine is to collect old college baseball and football media guides. Today I was looking through a 1963 Stanford baseball media guide (about 1/500th the size of a modern media guide...lets call it a pamphlet).
I ran across the following that I thought were interesting:
For the 1962 season (Stanford):
Team record: 21-14 (35 games compared to today's 56)
Team batting AVG: .241
Team home run total: 7
Team home runs given up: 3
Team home runs total at home (Sunken Diamond): 0, Previous year (1961): 1 (The fences used to be a lot farther than today at Sunken Diamond).
Team ERA: 3.12
But perhaps the more interesting stuff...Rules for 1963 (labeled as "experimental for 1963"):
1. Use of Courtesy Runners: a) The team at bat may use a courtesy runner for the pitcher anytime after he has reached base safely. The pitcher is not required to leave the game. b) A courtesy runner must be substituted for the catcher after two men are out in order that he may have time to get his catching equipment adjusted without delaying the game. c) The same courtesy runner may be used but once in any one inning: however he may be used in more than one inning....
2. Procedure During Exchange of Sides: a) When sides are changed, the pitcher is allowed to at least three warm-up pitches before throwing to the first batter. b) In the event the first batter is not ready to take his place in the batter's box after three warm-up pitches, the umpire shall permit the pitcher to continue delivering pitches if he desires, until the batter is ready to take his place. c) Infielders and outfielders may warm-up in any manner they choose during this period but must be ready to play after the third warm-up pitch...
4. Intentional Walks: An intentional pass may be be given by the defensive team by having their catcher, or coach, request the umpire to award the batter an intentional walk.
5. NCAA Rule No. 7, Section 2, Article 2: After the inning has started and the ball returned to the pitcher for play, this rule requiring the pitcher to deliver the ball to the batter with a period of twenty seconds will be strictly enforced.
6. NCAA Rule No. 8, Section 10, Article 2: This rule will be strictly enforced for all batsmen. The rules states that the batter is out when "he fails to take his position within thirty seconds after the umpire called for the batsman. Note: This rule applies equally to pitchers and pinch hitters. To prevent the pitcher from being declared out, he shall take his position in the ready circle as all other players do."
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