The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Running Bases

This is a game that is played with three of four
people. You need a baseball or softball and two
baseball gloves.
Two catchers stand about 25 to 30 feet apart and
throw the ball to each other. While the ball is
being thrown the runner(s) stand by one of the
catchers. The sidewalk crack where the catcher is
standing is called the base. While the ball is in
the air the runners try to reach the opposite base.
There can't be two runners on the same base so they
must plan when the other is going to go. If either
catcher has the ball in his/her possession and
touches one of the runners while they have both feet
off the base that runner has an out. Once a runner
has three outs he/she switches to being the catcher.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

Date learned: 00001979 ca