Cleveland Blues Vintage Baseball
League Park - 9/11/2010

"Well struck, Sir"

"Two hands down"

"Striker to the Line"

Phrases such as these could be heard at historic League Park at East 66th and Lexington in Cleveland on Saturday, September 11th as the Cleveland Blues Base Ball Club played the Crossing Rails of Alliance.

The teams play by 1860 baseball rules such as:

• No mitts or gloves are used.
• An out is made when a ball is caught on one bounce.
• No balls or strikes are called.
• See more rules at http://cbbbc.webs.com/thevintagegame.htm

The Cleveland Blues Base Ball Club is a Vintage Base Ball Club patterned after the Cleveland Blues Base Ball Club of the National League.

Vintage Base Ball is a league that plays ball according to rules of the game in the 1860's. Teams play in uniforms and use equipment from the time period.

Watch as Arbiter (umpire) Andy "Iron Horse" Dobrovic explains some of the differences in the Vintage and Modern game of baseball.

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The striker (batter), Arbiter (umpire) and behind (catcher)

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Cleveland Blues Baseball Club

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Crossing Rails Baseball Club

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Cleveland Blues lineup

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Cleveland Blues Jay 'Tomahawk' Demagall

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Matt "Duke" Endersby makes the catch

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When the Arbiter makes a decision, there is no argument

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Making the play at First Base

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Cleveland Blues 'Constable' Dan Bing

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Cleveland Blues Ken 'Hammer' Schutz

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Crossing Rails Striker

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No lead offs in Vintage Baseball

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Crossing Rails player rings the bell after a score

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Cleveland Blues and Crossing Rails players shake hands after a gentleman's game of Vintage Baseball

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Vintage Baseball with the Cleveland Blues at League Park