Upcoming: 128th Anniversary of “bunting” in baseball!
Rofles
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That’s right; June 16th, 1894 was the first recorded bunt in the game of baseball! It happened between Yale and Princeton!
I picked up this baseball digest at the antique store yesterday for 10$. Here’s the article:
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Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.
The above anecdotes try to tell the history of bunting and squeeze plays, as a concept. I'm curious about something, and I'm sure some of you can help me out. I could envision and extrapolate multiple scenarios where this would have happened inadvertently. Does anyone think that this is how the idea/s was born? How did the fielders and runners of the 19th century react to an "accidental" bunt/squeeze play opportunity. Would the ball just die there in the dirt, usually and quickly rolling foul?
I hope this question makes sense.
I want one of those eyeglass holders for a dollar.