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ding, ding, ding, correct!
An inside the park HR usually happens with a fielding mistake, where an outfielder fails to cut off the ball before it rolls to the fence. Perhaps such fielding mistakes happen less frequently now than they did before. Shorter fences in some ballparks probably play a role as well. It was almost 500 feet to the center field fence at the polo grounds.
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i was thinking the same with modern stadiums**
-- LesHaunx
Mar 26, 2026 at 08:51 AM ET
LesHaunx
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03/26/26 08:51 AM ET
Inside the park home runs**
-- Wythe Hokie
Mar 26, 2026 at 08:40 AM ET
Wythe Hokie
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03/26/26 08:40 AM ET
ding, ding, ding, correct!
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-- lilhokie525
Mar 26, 2026 at 08:52 AM ET
lilhokie525
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03/26/26 08:52 AM ET
Yeah, the fences are the much bigger reason**
-- Nova Hokie 95
Mar 26, 2026 at 10:41 AM ET
Nova Hokie 95
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03/26/26 10:41 AM ET
Stadiums like the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field had a certain charm about
-- VTHokie2000
Mar 26, 2026 at 03:42 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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03/26/26 03:42 PM ET
Complete games by a team**
-- TomTurkey
Mar 26, 2026 at 08:36 AM ET
TomTurkey
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03/26/26 08:36 AM ET
Twi-night double headers**
-- Coach McGuirk
Mar 26, 2026 at 08:26 AM ET
Coach McGuirk
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03/26/26 08:26 AM ET
hitting for the cycle**
-- HokieMacDaddy
Mar 26, 2026 at 07:55 AM ET
HokieMacDaddy
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03/26/26 07:55 AM ET