Talk:Ground rule double
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In 1927 batted balls that bounced into the grandstand counted as home runs instead of ground-rule doubles, as they do today.
The rule change was made for the 1930 AL and 1931 NL seasons. See here for Dec. 12, 1930 rule change:
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/chronology/1930DECEMBER.stm
I think the average fan would benefit from have the pages merged. Using, "Ground Rule Double" for "automatic double" may be popular with select commentators and casual fans, but it nevertheless incorrect. Strictly speaking. Having the pages together would help those fans understand the difference.
All of the foregoing were by Domoni and the first item by a "numbered person". The following is by me, the originator of the article. As the merge tag was removed from the other article in the discussion without any apparent objection, and I agree with the premise, I'll take if off of this article myself. ;Bear 18:33, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
While I agreed with whoever first proposed a merge -- in my mind a move for simplicity -- I see the point regarding the ground rule double mentioned on the ground rules entry. I think it is enough they reference each other. Ebear422, thanks for removing the notice and pointing us to the other talk page. I need to remember to also watch all talk pages. domoni 23:14, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
