Fair-foul hit

From BR Bullpen

In the early days of baseball, it was legitimate to hit a squib that hit fair at first, and then rolled foul. That, called a fair-foul hit, counted as a hit, and Ross Barnes specialized in it until the league made it a foul ball.

[edit] Further Reading

• Robert H. Schaefer: "The Lost Art of Fair-Foul Hitting", The National Pastime, SABR, Number 20 (2000), pp. 3-7.
• Robert H. Schaefer: "Bunts and Fair-Foul Hits: Who Was First ? Dickey Pearce or Tommy Barlow ?", The National Pastime, SABR, Number 20 (2000), pp. 8-9.

[edit] Related Pages

• Foul ball