10 bizarre baseball rules you won't believe actually existed

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12:23p, 5/23/15

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http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/05/21/124363454/10-bizarre-rules-from-baseballs-past?partnerId=as_mlb_20150522_46274156&adbid=948894135142226&adbpl=fb&adbpr=196554717042842

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1:43p, 5/23/15

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Fun read.

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2:11p, 5/23/15

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The book of the same name based on Ken Burns' "Baseball" documentary is one of my favorite books.

It is massive, but its really fun to read a lot of the stories from the early days. It was a game by gentleman for gentleman and rules reflected that!

The baseball doctoring aside

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11:35p, 5/29/15

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11. Until 1947 black men were generally not welcome to play in the American or National leagues.

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10:02p, 6/1/15

Good stuff

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5:18p, 6/3/15

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Until the 20th Century curve balls were considered cheating. Pitches were supposed to be straight and level.

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In reply to agracer • 12:42a, 6/4/15

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Can someone let Neftali know the rule has been changed?

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