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		The Dead ball era in MLB baseball marked a time from the beginning of baseball into the 1920's where all gamed were played using a softer ball than that which is used today, and oten the same ball was used for an entire game.
		A spit ball is an actuall pitch in which the pitcher spits on his hand so the ball slides out of his hand to create an unusual spin, and the spit ball also is a general term for using trickery to your advantage at the mound.
		While hitters struggled to power the ball over the fence, pitchers had a new weapon at their desposal, the spit ball (which was legal at the time).
	www.vividseats.com /mlb (1491 words)

	Historic Baseball : The Dead Ball Era lasted from 1900 to 1919
		The Dead Ball Era is generally considered to have lasted from the turn of the century into the beginning of the roaring '20s.
		For pitchers, it was the era of the "spit ball" -- completely legal at the time.
		Obviously, the state of the ball was a detriment to home runs.
	www.historicbaseball.com /fea/era_deadball.html (304 words)

	History of baseball in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His ERA in white baseball, after thousands of balls pitched, was still just 2.48, making him without question the most commanding pitcher ever to play the game.
		Balls were only replaced if they were hit into the crowd and lost, and many clubs employed security guards expressly for the purpose of retrieving balls hit into the stands—a practice unthinkable today.
		Some of the increased offensive output can be explained by the 1920 rule change outlawing tampering with the ball, which pitchers had often done to produce "spitballs", "shine balls" and other trick pitches which had 'unnatural' flight through the air.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_baseball_in_the_United_States (11534 words)

	Dead Ball Era
		Hence this time in baseball history is called the "The Dead Ball" era.
		The color of the ball was generally a light creamy brown.
		The ball did not go as far when hit, as the hand rolled yarn was not as tight as ones in use today.
	www.baseballhistorian.com /html/dead_ball_era.htm (219 words)

	Baseball Prospectus - Pitcher Abuse Points
		Pitchers who in the dead-ball era of baseball history were able to throw 300-350 innings a season without injury were subsequently marveled at as "iron men" whose exploits could not be repeated by contemporary pitchers.
		All innings are not created alike, and to compare 260 innings thrown by Roger Clemens with 260 innings thrown by Christy Mathewson is an oversimplification: Mathewson faced fewer batters and threw fewer pitches in the dead-ball era, and in his own autobiography talked about not throwing with maximum effort on each pitch.
		Later hurlers were accused of lacking the work ethic or the determination to approach previous standards of greatness; they were too weak to "tough out" the sore arms that they developed by the bushel.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=148&mode=print&nocache=1119231747 (2376 words)

	Sample Paper
		Al Spalding, the maker of Professional Baseball’s “dead balls” said, “It (the ball) was usually made on the spot by some boy offering up his woolen socks as an oblation, and these were raveled and wound round a bullet, a handful of strips cut from a rubber overshoe, a piece of cork, or almost anything.
		The start of the Lively Ball Era was influenced not only by the introduction of the cork-centered baseball, but also by the fact that baseballs were machine wound.
		A “dead ball” was a baseball that stayed in play for an entire game.
	www.bubblers.k12.pa.us /ybms/samplepaper.htm (2319 words)

	Spitballs - pitchers search for an edge
		In roughly 1919 the “dead ball” era ended and the old pair of socks kind of baseball became the modern wound “hard” ball which could be hit harder and further.
		The original balls were all handmade and not wound so much as stuffed and had the consistency of a very dense pair of balled socks.
		That included scuffing, or cutting the ball, or being sly about applying things to the ball and until the acceptance of the rule that baseballs in the stands belonged to the fan they got away with it regularly.
	www.athomeplate.com /spitballs.shtml (1009 words)

	Baseball News
		The first two decades of the century are commonly called the "Dead-ball" Era because the official ball that was used during this time was not as "lively" as the official ball used beginning in 1920.
		Professor J. Caillault discussed the differences between the bats and balls used in baseball's deadball era and those used in today's modern game.
		Dead-Balls, Thick-Handled Bats, and The Fadeaway: The Physics of Dead-Ball Era Baseball
	www.libs.uga.edu /russell/news/baseball-news.html (1040 words)

	The Sultans of Stats - A Harvard professor pooh-poohs McGwire's records. Is he right? By Deak Nabers
		In 1920, baseball introduced a "live" ball as opposed to the physically dull one used during the era of the "dead ball." Apparently, the dead ball was somewhat like a softball.
		The pitching dominance of the dead ball era was artificial--only the very best survived the live ball, where batting averages rose considerably.
		During the dead ball era, fans actually sat on the grass along the outfield walls--if the stadium had walls.
	www.slate.com /id/84894 (1416 words)

	American Heroes
		During the 'dead ball' era players played without gloves or with a garden variety glove with no padding at all.
		Pennant races were heated affairs in the dead ball era.
		We once had a 'dead ball' in spacious stadiums, we now have a rapid ball in smaller ballparks.
	www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=87 (1409 words)

	Ask The Experts BaseballLibrary.com
		A: The Dead Ball Era essentially began with the invention of baseball, though some argue that the period truly began in 1900.
		The new era of offense began with a bang, as Babe Ruth batted.376 and smashed an unheard-of 54 homers.
		Obviously, the ball took a lot of damage over the course of a game, and by the end it was extremely difficult for batters to see, much less hit hard.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/features/experts/06_27_01.stm (1544 words)

	Re: Dead ball era Baseball: Why I love it so
		: In the deadball era the ball was a blackened orb that was scuffed, and filthy so you couldnt hardly see it.
		: The deadball era of baseball was one of fierce competitiveness, players were not making millions, and yes they had to work in the off season.
		: : The dead ball era of baseball is the same type of baseball every person played growing up.
	www.blackbetsy.com /wwwboard/messages/590.htm (1122 words)

	baseball
		With improved balls, bats, and gloves the sport took off and the dead ball era came to a close.
		The sport experienced a dead ball era in which pitching was well below the standard of today.
		The live ball era increased the role of the audience.
	home.sandiego.edu /~mmuth/conclusion.html (556 words)


		As the dead ball era was coming to a close, his team had finished in second three years in a row (1918-1920).
		Bill James describes the change as "the most sudden and dramatic of this century." Interestingly enough, the end of the dead ball era came not with the end of the dead ball (lighter, cork-centered balls came around 1910 or so), but with other changes.
		Batters were "taking full, whiplike swings to drive the ball, as opposed to slapping, punching or pushing it." And the balls did actually become somewhat lighter in 1919 when Spalding began using a grade of wool that wound tighter around the cork-rubber core and even lighter in 1925 with a new "cushioned cork center."
	members.aol.com /Jaybird926/mcgraw.htm (4708 words)

	Baseball in Georgia
		Today, all that is left of Spiller Field (later called Ponce de Leon Ball Park) is the giant magnolia, a silent sentinel standing in tribute to the heroic past.
		The original Ponce de Leon Ball Park first welcomed the Atlanta Crackers on May 23, 1907.
		The fence was 365 feet down the left field line; 321 to right; and a mammoth 462 feet from home plate to center field, where a giant magnolia tree stood.
	www.libs.uga.edu /russell/online-exhibits/baseball/gabball.html (615 words)

	Baltimore Chop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Baltimore Chop was a bunting batting technique used during Major League Baseball's dead ball era.
		Popularized and named after the original Baltimore Orioles (now the New York Yankees), the batter would intentionally hit the ball downward, resulting in the ball flying upwards, allowing the batter to reach first base safely.
		This page was last modified 07:03, 5 February 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baltimore_Chop (87 words)

	The Baseball Guru - ERA ANALYSIS by Craig Tomarkin
		Perhaps I should have called it something other than "Dead Ball - Est AL" so as not to confuse anyone's preconceived notion of the traditional reference to the "dead ball era" based on the 1903 rules change.
		I could have called it the "Juiced Ball Era" but, I called it "Free Movement, Exp II" because it seemed like the frantic free agency movement better described the period.
		During the 1920 season, news balls were put into play to keep them from getting dirty, thus causing the live ball effect.
	baseballguru.com /ctomarkin/analysisctomarkin01.html (550 words)

	Homerunweb -- Earned Run Average
		In the lively ball era, from 1920 through World War II, an ERA below 2.00 was a rare and phenomenal event.
		As the basic statistical measure of a pitcher, ERA determines the average number of earned runs scored against a pitcher every nine innings; an earned run is a run that's the pitcher's fault, while an unearned run, which is usually the result of a fielding error, is not.
		To be eligible for the yearly ERA championship, a pitcher must have thrown at least one inning for every game his team played, usually 162.
	www.homerunweb.com /era.html (388 words)

	Famous Baseball Firsts in the Dead Ball Era by Baseball Almanac
		Famous Baseball Firsts in the Dead Ball Era by Baseball Almanac
		Neal Ball is the first American League player to turn an unassisted triple play.
		Hank Gowdy is the first player to enter World War I. First shortened Major League season occurs due to World War I. The first World Series fix and baseball tragedy — 1919 World Series and 1919 Chicago White Sox.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /firsts/first2.shtml (576 words)

	BIOPROJ.SABR.ORG :: The Baseball Biography Project.
		The third umpire to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, Evans umpired during most of the Dead Ball Era in the American League and augmented his umpire's salary by writing a syndicated sports column from 1920 to 1927.
		Ironically, if the present day umpire school system existed during the Dead Ball Era, Evans would probably have never gotten a chance to umpire in the major leagues.
		When the ball struck a pebble and bounced back into fair territory, the manager of the team at bat rushed onto the field, cursing Evans and demanding he reverse his ruling.
	bioproj.sabr.org /bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1222&pid=4203 (1296 words)

	1901.php
		In the A.L. the leading offensive star of the dead ball era was Ty Cobb, who stole 765 bases from 1905 to 1919 while capturing 10 batting titles, and hitting.364.
		It was called the "Dead Ball Era," a period in baseball when pitching dominated the game.
		Large concrete and steel ballparks, which often held crowds of 30,000 or more, were built to replace the old wooden structures, as the game got more and more popular (and profitable), annual attendance rose from 4.7 million in 1903 to over 10 million in 1911.
	www.mrbaseball.com /1901.php (479 words)

	ProSportsDaily Forums - The Game has changed over the years
		Just like the Dead Ball Era, nobody was hitting home runs, in part because of substandard baseballs and in part because, especially later in the war, nearly every able-bodied baseball player was serving in either the army or the navy.
		And a well-deserved label it is, as the baseballs of the era were indeed dead.
		Except we can't call it that, because the ball wasn't actually dead, as it was a half-century earlier.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/printthread.php?t=15035 (1194 words)

	19th Century base balls
		Made to soften slightly during game use to reflect the "dead ball" era style of vintage play.
		Rubber ball center, yarn wound with pale gray leather cover and classic era "lemon peel" (1860's) cotton stitching.
		Rubber ball center, yarn wound with pale gray leather cover and traditional figure-eight black cotton stitching (non-raised).
	www.vbbf.com /html/vintageballs.html (234 words)

	MLB Baseball Betting at EnvivoSports.com Sportsbook
		From the era of dead ball to the modern era, we have seen so many great players reviving this game every year.
		Until 1920's baseball used to have era known as The Dead Ball Era.
		Cy young, Walter Johnson proved that even the ball is dead after few innings they can still pitch the ball where ever they want to.
	www.envivosports.com /sportsbook/baseball-betting/baseball-history.html (1441 words)

	Clippings
		It was a dead-ball era when bunting was a major part of offensive strategy and Hoy could maximize his speed.
		To offset his impairment, he developed a system of hand signals for coaches and teammates to communicate with him, a method that either makes Hoy one of the most influential players in history or someone who is merely part of baseball folklore.
		Hoy, an Ohio native who was regarded as one of the best defensive outfielders of his era, has failed to make an impression with the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee, which considers candidates from the 19th century.
	www.matthewscottmoore.com /visions/clippings/deaf_hero.html (2314 words)

	Dead Ball Era Settings - OOTP Developments Forums
		the players when generated by the computer don't have ratings consistent with the Dead Ball ERA players (they import with HR ratings 3 or less, its rare to have a AVG rating greater than 6 for batters, while Pitchers typically have 7's and ups for all ratings excepting K's and BB).
		ERA MANAGER - For 1901 to 1903 leave it at a 3 man rotation but for 1904 on I suggest putting it to a 4 man rotation for at least a good portion of the year since most teams used 4 starters pretty consistantly.
		Also, I took it from the manual that the era setting would modify the stats to a degress.
	www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/showthread.php?t=2324 (2428 words)

	Who's on Third-By the Stats
		Once again, it shows that although the twenties were in the great dead ball era, the eighties were not that far behind.
		11 of those performances were during 1993-1995 alone(clearly we were getting out of that mini-dead ball era).
		Now the different eras help Mattingly in a different way:although the twenties are not known for their home runs, they are well known for high batting averages.
	members.aol.com /wot4494233/stats.html (700 words)

	All-Baseball.com, part of MVN: Travis Nelson: Boy of Summer Archives
		Doug led the majors in passed balls in both 2003 and 2004, and was tied for 5th in the majors in 2002, despite catching fewer than 400 innings in those seasons, while most of his competition for that dis-honor caught two to three times as many frames.
		The ball was exactly the same, except perhaps for the aforementioned marginal improvement due to the yarn, which seems to have occurred in 1919 anyway.
		Blyleven’s ERA was better than the league and park-adjusted average in 16 of the 18 seasons in which he pitched enough to qualify for the ERA title.
	www.all-baseball.com /archives/cat_travis_nelson_boy_of_summer.html (17236 words)

	Dead Ball Era - OOTP Developments Forums
		Has anyone tried the dead ball era setting and how would it effect someone who is rated brilliant in homers?
		Does the dead ball era really tone down the hr?
		The leaders had like 4 to 6 hr at times back in that era.
	www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/showthread.php?t=2149 (146 words)

	Long hitters may spur dead-ball era at Augusta
		Johnson said manufacturing a ball specifically for the Masters is still in the planning stages, and it hinges on what governing bodies do to address this problem on a tour-wide basis.
		They are considering the implementation of a standardized, juiced-down golf ball for their beloved tournament, to combat the power surge overtaking their sport.
		Deflating supercharged golf balls may not come as good news for the equipment industry or recreational golfers everywhere.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/columns/articles/0408bickley0408.html (776 words)

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