News To Me: A Ground Rule Double Used To Be A Home Run

by James Kannengieser on Mar 12, 2011 12:00 AM CST on Amazin' Avenue

Apologies in advance if this is common knowledge. Until 1930, a ball that went over the wall after bouncing in fair territory was ruled a home run. I read this in one of those books of random trivia and confirmed on Wikipedia and various other Internet sites. Such a play isn't technically a "ground...