Clipping:Defining and calling block balls

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Date	1883
Text	In the case of a “block ball” it is to be understood that no “block” can be called on any ball delivered to the bat which passes the catcher, and is stopped by the crowd behind the bat. A block can only be called on a batted ball so stopped by the crowd, or on a ball thrown by a fielder to a base player which is similarly stopped. Rule 60 says that whenever a “block” occurs—that is, when a ball is stopped by an outsider—the Umpire shall call “block ball,” and on such block ball base-runners may run bases without being put out until the ball has been held by the pitcher while standing within the lines of his position. Spalding's Base Ball Guide for 1883 p.
Source	Spaldings Base Ball Guide
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Submitted by	Richard Hershberger
Origin	Initial Hershberger Clippings

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