[DOC] [TLE] Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: The Field: The Pitcher's Area [PAR] The distance between the two is assumed to be 45 feet; however, the ending, nor 
the ... Prior to 1860 there have been written accounts where a batter has taken 
over 30 ... There were now three square flat iron plates on the front pitcher's line,
... [DOC] [TLE] Baseball Rule Change Timeline - Baseball Almanac [PAR] Pitcher's box is now 12 feet by 4 feet. The pitcher is no longer allowed to take a 
step during his delivery and he had to pitch with both feet on the ground at the... [DOC] [TLE] 1860 Beadles Rules with Introduction and Interpretation  VBBA [PAR] The mission and purpose of the Vintage Base Ball Association shall be to 
preserve, ... Any set of baseball rules exists as part of a continuum, so we looked 
both forward and back ... Sliding was certainly practiced in 1860, although the 
modern foot-first, pop up or hook ... Home base would be one fourth fair, three 
fourths foul. [DOC] [TLE] 1860's Rules and Customs of Base Ball | Dirigo Vintage Base Ball ... [PAR] The Dirigo Vintage Base Ball Club plays the game according to the following 
rules: ... than nine and one-half, nor more than nine and three-fourths inches ... 
The bases must be four in number, placed at equal distances from ... and he must 
have neither foot in advance of the line at the time of delivering the ball; and if he 
fails. [DOC] [TLE] Brush up on your 1860s baseball rules before the big game ... [PAR] Jul 21, 2015 ... The highlight of the afternoon will be an 1860s-rules baseball game ... 1: The ball 
must weigh not less than five and three-fourths, nor more than six ... 3. The bases 
must be four in number, placed at equal distances ... the home base, not 
exceeding in length three feet either side thereof, .... Create one now. [DOC] [TLE] Evolution of the Ball - Wikisource, the free online library [PAR] Nov 24, 2012 ... Pitching was underarm from a distance of 45 feet and the batter was out ... of five 
and three-quarters to six ounces and a circumference of nine and three-quarters 
to ten inches. ... With the changes in weight and size of the baseball in 1854, 
1860 ... The new "live" ball led pitchers to develop a number of freak... [DOC] [TLE] Pitching: Evolution and Revolution  Our Game [PAR] Aug 6, 2014 ... Before we lower the pitching mound, increase the pitching distance or the ... have 
been here many times before  since the very dawn of the game. ... (Indeed, the 
term pitcher has been a misnomer in baseball ever since the mid-1860s, ... 
twelve feet to four and in length from seven feet to threethe hurler... [DOC] [TLE] Rules | Vintage Base Ball National Festival in Gettysburg [PAR] In vintage base ball, where the game from a time and place in the past is ... than 
nine and one-half, nor more than nine and three-fourths inches in circumference. 
... 3. The bases must be four in number, placed at equal distances from each 
other, ... by the umpire, and must cover a space equal to one square foot of 
surface. [DOC] [TLE] Pitching Regulations of the 19th Century [Archive] - Baseball Fever [PAR] Oct 30, 2014 ... Thus, pitching distance and other restrictions on the pitcher probably .... 3' 45' to 
home plate. PITCHING REGULATIONS  The pitcher must stand within the lines 
.... The number of ball and strikes required for a base on balls or strikeout, ... The 
pitchers must now affix their back foot to the back line of the box,... [DOC] [TLE] Printable Version - The Newtown Bee [PAR] Mar 3, 2006 ... Those three were also members of the Bristol Barnstormers, who played the 
Birmingham Black Barons on Sunday night at ... The kind of baseball that was 
played at Rickwood Field is being captured by vintage base ball (two words) 
teams across the country. ...

Question: In 1860s baseball, the pitching distance was this many feet, about three-quarters of what it is now
Answer: 45