Houston Babies in Action at George Ranch Today, February 27th!
The Houston Babies spring into vintage base ball action today at the George Ranch Field in Sugar Land. The SABR-sponsored club will be facing the Richmond Giants and Lone Star College Saw Dogs in a round robin tourney doubleheader beginning at 10:30 AM. The second game will start about noon.
Led by dauntless manager Bob Dorrill, the Babies will be putting a six-game winning streak on the line as they throw out the first pitch of the 2010 season. This marks the third year of the resurrection of the club that last took the fields for Houston in the late 1880’s as the first professional base ball team in Houston.
These games are played by the 1860 rules of baseball. The principle differences from the modern game are that we use no gloves. You have to catch the balls bare handed and, the one-bounce out rule is in effect.
If you’ve never seen a vintage base ball game, come join us today. It’s free and very satisfying, the closest thing to sandlot baseball expression that any of us have ever known. I am no longer able to play, but I just enjoy being there. We even play ball in vintage uniforms that cover us a little better than the attire worn by the Babies in our featured picture.
Come on out. We’d love to meet you too!
Sincerely,
Bill McCurdy , General Manager, Houston Babies
Tags: Baseball, History, Houston Babies
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