tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41190141464254619.post1322426034928599135..comments2024-02-18T13:21:34.833-05:00Comments on A Manly Pastime - A Baseball History Blog : Grounds and Ground RulesJohn Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06339803248832518914noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41190141464254619.post-31615767358642149262012-05-08T10:42:59.798-04:002012-05-08T10:42:59.798-04:00Regarding the question of who to credit with groun...Regarding the question of who to credit with ground rule outs, I think you are tacitly accepting the modern convention that all outs must be credited to exactly one fielder. I don't know when this convention arose, but I will hazard a guess that it was well after the 1860s.<br /><br />As for the difficulty in finding a playing field, this also explains why the Olympics were playing in Camden. It was easier to take a ferry than to travel by land to a suitable site outside the city. The move back across the river to sites roughly near present Temple University occurred after commuter rail lines were put in from center city Philly to Germantown. Camac's Woods was still a bit of a hike from the rail line, but it was doable.Richard Hershbergernoreply@blogger.com