Clipping:The effect of the hit batsman rule
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| Date | Sunday, November 2, 1884 |
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| Text | The rule in the American Association which gives a batsman a base when hit by a pitched ball worked not a little to the detriment of the pitchers in the Cincinnati American Club, and to this one thing as much if not more than any thing else may be attributed their position in the race. White is credited with the remark that it hurt him more than any legislation that has ever been made. As is well known, he used to hit as many if not more batsmen than any pitcher in the country. We do not pretend to say he did it maliciously, but in working players when at the plate the ball was sent in at such an angle that is was impossible to dodge it. Under the old regime he could use all of his curves and resort to all sorts of strategy to fool the batsman without suffering in consequence. The minute the penalty was attached to hitting a batsman it robbed him of much of his effectiveness. He lost a great deal of his confidence, and for a while at least (at the beginning of the season) he was transformed while in the box from a cool-headed general to a nervous and excited amateur. He was afraid to use his deceptive inshoot for fear of hitting batsmen, and thus being robbed of one of his most effective deliveries, he was greatly crippled. |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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