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PITCHERS PLATE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A rectangular slab of white rubber measuring 6 inches by 24 inches set crosswise on the pitcher's mound with the front edge 60 feet 6 inches from home plate.

OBS

In the center of the mound is the pitcher's rubber - a 24-inch-long, 6-inch-wide slab of white rubber - set in the ground with the long side facing home plate and the front edge exactly 60 feet 6 inches from the rear corner of home plate. The pitcher must maintain contact with the rubber during a pitch and must step off the rubber before throwing to a base when attempting to pick off a runner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Bande de caoutchouc solidement fixée au sol où le lanceur doit prendre position pour envoyer la balle.

OBS

La plaque du lanceur est en caoutchouc. Elle forme un rectangle de 24 po (60 cm) sur 6 po (15 cm) [et] se trouve au centre d'un cercle de 18 pi (5,50 m) de diamètre, le monticule, à une hauteur de 10 po (25 cm) au-dessus du niveau du marbre. La distance entre la plaque du lanceur et la pointe du marbre est de 60 pi 6 po (18,50 m).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Béisbol y softball
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