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[edit] Confirmation?

"At the start of his career, baseball rules stated that players may be substituted at any time. During one game with the White Stockings, Kelly was sitting on the bench during an opposing side's time at bat. When the batter hit a high pop foul ball toward the Chicago dugout, Kelly ran out, yelled "Kelly now catching!" and caught the ball. The batter was indeed out, and the rules were changed shortly after to limit substitutions to times when the ball is dead."

can we confirm this? Kingturtle 02:26, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

I've never heard this story but it looks like a common enough anecdote about Kelly. [1] - [2] - [3] No Guru 04:01, 9 January 2006 (UTC)