From BR Bullpen
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1893.
[edit] Club competitions
[edit] Professional
[edit] North America
[edit] Winter Leagues
[edit] Events
[edit] Rule changes
- The pitching distance was increased. Before 1893 the pitcher threw from a box 5 feet 6 inches deep with its front line 50 feet from home plate. Starting in 1893, the pitcher threw from a pitcher's rubber 60 feet 6 inches from the plate, or 5 feet further back than the back line of the old pitcher's box.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1893
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1893
