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From: cpf@lasspvax.UUCP (Courtenay Footman)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Getting to 1st without a hit, revisited
Message-ID: <183@lasspvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 15:01:10 EST
Article-I.D.: lasspvax.183
Posted: Wed Jan 30 15:01:10 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 2-Feb-85 00:37:47 EST
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Reply-To: cpf@lasspvax.UUCP (Courtenay Footman)
Organization: Theory Center (Cornell University)
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Summary: 

In article <> gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly) writes:
>--
>The "What are 7 ways to get to 1st without getting a hit?"
>...
>Well, *can* you steal 1st from 2nd?

No.  This was allowed in the early days of baseball, but now there is a rule
that outlaws "runing the bases in a manner to decieve the opponent";  among
other things, it prohibits running the bases backwords.  (The quote is not
exact; I am working from memory.)


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