Vintage "base ball" lingo

[Belfast1933]

Maybe not vintage lingo but how about current lingo that started with “base ball” era rules?

“The batter hit that one right back through the box…”

Not many people understand where that expression comes from (though many here probably do!)

Before the pitcher had to pitch from the rubber, they actually had a 1 square foot box that they had to release the ball from…. Hence, a ball hit sharply past the pitcher on the mound, goes “through the box”

Here is a bonus to that - ever wonder why the mound if 60 feet six inches from the plate? The original pitchers box was 60 feet to the front and 61 feet to the back of the box - when the box was changed to a rubber, they simply split the difference and placed it in the middle of where the box was… 60 feet, 6 inches.