Anyone else know this game from childhood? I remembered it while
thinking of something else the "Consumer Reports cool cameras" thread
sparked off.
Required equipment:
Baseball or softball
Baseball or softball bat
backyard or vacant lot
a bunch of kids
Rulz:
One batter, pitcher & catcher - everyone else is out-fielders. Anyone
can join or leave the game at any time.
One base, home plate (which doesn't actually have to be a real base, we
often used a cinder block)
3 strikes yer' out, where a strike = swing and miss; if you don't swing,
it's a "ball". 4 balls = one strike.
"NO! You can't throw it overhand. You have to pitch it underhand so we
can hit it! ... Because I said so. It's my bat and my ball."
Hit balls are fielded and the batter lays the bat down across the
"plate". Fielder throws or rolls the ball toward the bat, attempting to
hit the bat with the ball.
If the ball hits the bat, the batter becomes the new catcher, the
catcher becomes the new pitcher and the fielder becomes the new batter.
Balls caught in the air or on first bounce (first hop) count the same as
having hit the bat.
If the thrown ball misses the bat, the batter continues for another 3
strikes.
If the batter strikes out, you argue about whose turn it is to bat next.
Optionally, you can argue about whether the thrown ball actually hit the
bat or hopped over it.
The game is over when whoever owns the ball & bat has to go home for
supper ... or something else interesting happens.
We played this in our backyard for hours and hours during the summer
when I was in grade school, because my mom was the only one in the
neighborhood who didn't mind having a bunch of noisy kids around the house.
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