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The Chesapeake and Potomac Base Ball Club is a Vintage Base Ball team that plays by nineteenth century rules using authentic replicas of nineteenth century equipment and uniforms. As was the custom in the 1860s, we play the field barehanded, without gloves.
When the Chesapeake and Potomac takes the field, players and fans alike can step back in time to a simpler era and experience baseball the way it was meant to be played.
Welcome to our website, where you can learn more about the great game of Vintage Base Ball and the mighty Chesapeake and Potomac.
Rules of the Chesapeake and Potomac Base Ball Club
From the rules adopted by the National Association of Base-Ball Players Convention held in New York on Wednesday, December 9, 1863.
These explanations are offered as a categorized version of the 1864 Rules adopted by the Chesapeake and Potomac Base Ball Club for all home games. They are the rules followed by the Chesapeake and Potomac and many other Vintage Base Ball clubs who reenact 1860s baseball. It is the custom to play by the rules of the home team and its chosen time period. This summary is intended as an aid to new and visiting players and to spectators of the Chesapeake and Potomac Base Ball Club.
A glossary of Vintage Base Ball terms:
Ace or Tally - run; crossing home base
Apple, pill, horsehide, onion - the ball
Artist - proficient player
Baller, Ballist - player
Basetender - an infielder
Bench - manager or coach
Blind - no score
Blooper, banjo hit - weak fly ball, "Texas leaguer"
This page will probably not exist; rather, the nav-bar link will direct to our CafePress.com shop, where we have a wide variety of attractive clothing and dry goods for sale.
A list of our sponsors will go here, with promotional copy on each, as well as information on sponsorship opportunities.
This will be the master page for our Sponsors and Merchandise section.
This will be the master page for information about the great game of Vintage Base Ball.
Like the Results and Photos links, this should also probably be a category link, not a single page.