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Old 10-01-2009, 01:03 PM
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Default OT: Baseball historians -- a couple questions
Was hoping someone could provide me with a couple approximate dates for the beginning/end of certain baseball traditions.

1) When did it become common practice for fans to be able to keep foul balls hit into the stands? And were there any specific teams who pioneered this practice and if so when? Did any teams (presumably smaller market) drag their feet?

2) When did fielders stop leaving their gloves on the field for the other team to use. I seem to remember seeing that happen in "8 Men Out." Was that an anachronism?

edited to add: IGNORE the "for the other team to use" part of the 2nd question. Lame assumption on my part.
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