Baseball field

The baseball field or baseball diamond is the field on which the game is played baseball.

Survey

The position of the field, which forms the starting point for each turn and at the same time represents the terminal base that is home plate, a five-sided rubber plate. Left and right of home plate each is a batter's box, ie the zone in which the batter stands when he is hitting the ball on the line.

The starting point of the arrow-shaped right angle of the Home Plate is one of the four corners of the 90 - feet - square, which constitutes the infield. The other three corners are marked by pillows, the easily located above the ground level the playing field. These bases have a side length of 15 inches ( 38 cm) and, together with home plate, the infield. They are called counter-clockwise as first base, second base, and third base.

It is interesting that the Home Plate and First Base Third Base are that the complete within the 90 - feet- square. They are there placed so that the referee can give the ball immediately "fair " if he touches one of the pillows ( First and Third Base ). The Home Plate has this special form, so that it can be made the Chief Judge easier to decide whether the ball has been thrown over the plate or not, so if he was in the strike zone or not.

The Second Base, which is located in the fully playable area is placed so that its center lies exactly on the corner of the 90 Foot infield. This results in a walking distance between the bases of less than 88 feet, about 27 meters.

The lines from home plate to third base and first base may be extended to the boundaries of the field, these lines are called foul lines. The foul lines end on Outfieldzaun and be vertically through the foul pole on. The part of the playing field, which lies between the foul lines, it is called fair territory; the remaining area is foul territory. The section that is outside the infield and the part of the fair territory, called " outfield ". Most baseball fields have a fence that closes off the outfield. The fence is usually 300-410 feet ( 90-125 m) from home plate. Lies between the outfield fence and the warning track, a circumferential edge strip to help the Outfieldern easier to predict the end of the playing field better.

Particulars

In total there are 4 bases. In addition to base 4 is the runner with the bat.

First Base

The First Base or 1B is the first stop on the baseball field. The runner must try to reach this base as quickly as possible, it is not important here, to stay on the base for a successful batted ball; he has to get in just before the first baseman has the ball and at the same time touched this base. On the list of defensive first baseman takes the position 3.

Second Base

The Second Base or 2B is the second stop on the baseball field. She is the second station, which must touch a runner to score a point in baseball. The second baseman and shortstop are the players who are responsible for guarding the Second Base. You must be quick and smart with your hands so that they can continue playing the ball quickly, so as to make more outs. On the list of defensive players in the second base man, the number 4 and the shortstop have the number 6

Third Base

The Third Base or 3B is the third stop on the baseball field. The third baseman is the player whose job it is to defend the area around its base. He is the last stop before the opposing team can make a point. On the defensive list, it is the number 5

Home Plate

In baseball, home plate is the terminal base that must touch a player to score a point. Different from the other three bases is the home plate of solid rubber with rounded corners; it is not a pillow, but flat, and is located on ground level. The pentagonal home plate has a side length of 17 inches ( 43.18 cm) at the top and 8 ½ inches ( 21.5 cm) in each case on the sides and each 12 inches ( 30.5 cm), which form the top.

On both sides of 8 - ½ -inch Parallel ever there is a batter's box. The batter's box to the left of home plate is used by beating with Battern right, and vice versa. In addition, the rectangular top of Home Plate is the starting point for the infield limit. The extension of the 45 ° sides towards first and third base foul lines also represent the dar.

Pitcher's Mound

In the middle of the infield is the " pitcher's mound ". This hill can be up to ten inches ( 25 cm ) high. On the hill there is a white rubber plate, which one " pitcher's plate " or simply called Rubber. It has a width of six inches ( 15 cm) and a length of two feet ( 61 cm). It is located from the rear point of home plate measured 60 feet ( 18.4 m) away. Here is the pitcher.

Baseline

A baseline is the direct connection between two adjacent bases. But it is no line drawn (as opposed to the foul lines). The basepath is the region in the region around three feet ( 0.9 meters) to the baseline. Base Runners must not run on this path, as long is not the ball in play. From the moment where a tag is tried is running the baseline direct connection from its current position to the one he wants to reach the next base. To avoid a day, he may, however, not more than three feet from the base line are removed, as he is otherwise automatically.

Grassline

The " grass line " that describes the grass in the outfields, has no special meaning for the game. It is used only for visual distinction and thus to support the referee.

Warning track

The warning track ( German: warning stripes ) is the peripheral marginal portion of a baseball field between the grassy field and the wall or the fence of the field boundary. It serves to ensure that a outfielder who runs towards the fence and it looks at the approaching from behind ball does not strike without warning against the fence.

Foul Pole

A foul poles ( foul - bar ) helps the umpire in deciding whether a high- batted ball out of play ( out of play) or fair (in this case a home run ) is. The rod is a vertical extension of the point at which the foul line meets the side boundaries of the field. The rod itself belongs to this fair territory, it is therefore taken at a stroke, the ball is a home run.

Backstop

Backstop is the name of the boundary behind home plate. The backstop can be made of different materials. Most is there a net or fence. Sense of the backstop is to prevent foul balls or wild pitches in being able to get too far behind the field.

Batter 's Eye

In professional stadiums with wrap-around seating, a small portion of the grandstand behind the Outfieldzaun right across home plate, cut out; there is a dark area, such as a black wall, dark, empty seats remaining in baseball, or a dark green hedge. This area, Batter 's Eye ( eye of the batsman ) called, serves to ensure that the batsman can clearly see the white ball thrown against a dark background, and it is not blurred in front of a crowd dressed in different colors. In large stadiums, however, may well still seats above the batter's eye.

History

The basic layout of the playing field has changed since the original Knickerbocker Rules from 1845 relatively little. The distance between the bases has not changed since then and is 90 feet. By the method of trial and error, this has shown to be the optimal distance as 100 feet to the very defensive and 80 Feet favored the offensive. The distance between the pitcher and batter is now somewhat larger than before, and the hill on which it stands, is somewhat lower. Another change was the replacement of the Home Base, which looked initially like the other three bases. Due to a flat home plate, which decreases with tight confrontations between catcher and runner the risk of injury These changes have already taken place in the late 19th century, after 1900, the playing field is practically the same.

Credentials

• Official Rules of Major League Baseball
• Glory Fades Away, by Jerry Lansche