Early baseball in Other places/Game 1
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| Location | Other places |
|---|---|
| Year | 1960 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 25 |
| Country | |
| Site | North Pole |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Unknown |
| First in Other places | Yes |
An excerpt from "World's First Baseball Game at The North Pole":
We first chose two "teams of nine players each." We then "laid out" the "baseball diamond" on the generally flat yet still quite rugged ice surface with a "base" placed at each point of the "diamond." The baseball "pitcher's mound, which is located in the center of the "diamond," was positioned at our best estimate of the North Pole. The baseball "diamond" was then aligned such that the following interesting/amusing things would occur during the course of the game. First, if the batter hit a "homerun," he would circumnavigate the world as he ran around the bases to home plate. Second, if the batter hit the ball to right field, the ball would go across the International Dateline into "tomorrow." And, if the ball player from the opposing team in "Right Field" caught the ball and threw it back towards the "pitcher's mound," he would be throwing the ball back into "yesterday!" During the game, "sliding" into the bases (on the sea ice!) took on new meaning, and we were never sure just what day we actually completed the game. The baseball we used is supposedly in the "Baseball Hall of Fame."
Note – It's safe to bet that all pitchers in this game were "southpaws."
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Sources
- http://www.usna.com/page.aspx?pid=612#Artic, retrieved on 2013-06-20.
