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'''Baseball''' was a sport from [[Earth]], played with a baseball and a baseball bat. | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
{{first pic|Baseball field.png|A baseball game is interrupted by the materialisation of the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] on the field. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Time Bomb (comic story)}})}} | |||
'''Baseball''' was a sport from [[Earth]], played with a [[baseball (ball)|baseball]] and a [[baseball bat]]. An alternate, and presumably [[British]], name for the sport was '''rounders''' — at least according to [[Izzy Sinclair]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Wormwood (comic story)}}) | |||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Frobisher]] attempted to use [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to sneak into the [[Dodgers]]' baseball stadium in [[20th century]] [[New York City]] without paying, in order to pick up [[Peri Brown]]. The Doctor got the coordinates wrong, and the TARDIS materialised in the middle of the baseball field instead. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Time Bomb (comic story)}}) | |||
[[Jerome Weismuller]], a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent working in [[ | [[Jerome Weismuller]], a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent working in [[Wales]] in [[1959]], wore a [[baseball cap]] and jacket with the logo of the [[New York Yankees]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)}}) | ||
[[ | The [[Seventh Doctor]] once proclaimed himself fond of baseball and recalled the time he watched [[Babe Ruth]] play in a [[1926]] game where he hit three home runs. Despite witnessing this feat, the Doctor considered [[Joshua Gibson]] the best baseball player he ever saw play. The Doctor saw Gibson while he played for the [[Negro League]] baseball team the [[Pittsburgh Crawfords]] many times. [[Tyrus Cobb]] and [[Hack Wilson]] were two other professional baseball players. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Illegal Alien (novel)}}) | ||
In [[2008]], the [[Blackwood Falls]] carnival was set up on the town's baseball field. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Forever Autumn (novel)}}) | |||
[[ | According to [[Fitz Kreiner]], [[Hannaw Applin]] was attractive enough that she could have sold tickets and filled up the entire [[Wrigley]] baseball field with men who were interested in her. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Frontier Worlds (novel)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* The game the Doctor refers to in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'' is Game 4 of the {{w|1926 World Series}} between the New York Yankees and the {{w|St. Louis Cardinals}} and was played on 6 October 1926.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN192610060.shtml|title= 1926 World Series Game 4, New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals, October 6, 1926|accessdate=10 June 2019|website name=Baseball Reference|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190610024618/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN192610060.shtml|archivedate=10 June 2019}}</ref> | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 3 November 2024
Baseball was a sport from Earth, played with a baseball and a baseball bat. An alternate, and presumably British, name for the sport was rounders — at least according to Izzy Sinclair. (COMIC: Wormwood [+]Loading...["Wormwood (comic story)"])
The Sixth Doctor and Frobisher attempted to use the TARDIS to sneak into the Dodgers' baseball stadium in 20th century New York City without paying, in order to pick up Peri Brown. The Doctor got the coordinates wrong, and the TARDIS materialised in the middle of the baseball field instead. (COMIC: Time Bomb [+]Loading...["Time Bomb (comic story)"])
Jerome Weismuller, a CIA agent working in Wales in 1959, wore a baseball cap and jacket with the logo of the New York Yankees. (TV: Delta and the Bannermen [+]Loading...["Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)"])
The Seventh Doctor once proclaimed himself fond of baseball and recalled the time he watched Babe Ruth play in a 1926 game where he hit three home runs. Despite witnessing this feat, the Doctor considered Joshua Gibson the best baseball player he ever saw play. The Doctor saw Gibson while he played for the Negro League baseball team the Pittsburgh Crawfords many times. Tyrus Cobb and Hack Wilson were two other professional baseball players. (PROSE: Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"])
In 2008, the Blackwood Falls carnival was set up on the town's baseball field. (PROSE: Forever Autumn [+]Loading...["Forever Autumn (novel)"])
According to Fitz Kreiner, Hannaw Applin was attractive enough that she could have sold tickets and filled up the entire Wrigley baseball field with men who were interested in her. (PROSE: Frontier Worlds [+]Loading...["Frontier Worlds (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The game the Doctor refers to in PROSE: Illegal Alien is Game 4 of the 1926 World Series between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals and was played on 6 October 1926.[1]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1926 World Series Game 4, New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals, October 6, 1926. Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved on 10 June 2019.
