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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Material Type: | Booklet |
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| Monographic Corporate Author(s): | United States Baseball Federation |
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| Monograph Title: | A Baseball Facility: Its Construction and Care, 1992. |
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| Publishing Information: | Trenton, New Jersey: United States Baseball Federation |
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| Edition: | 4th |
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| # of Pages: | 87 |
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| Collation: | [6], 77, [4] pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Baseball fields; Design; Construction; Maintenance
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Selecting the Site (Factors to Consider; Path of the Sun; Suggested Order of Planning and Construction Procedure; and Safety Precautions and Suggestions); Soil, Drainage, and Grass (Sub-Surface Fill Soil; Top Soil; Soil Amendments Effective in Reducing Compaction; Chemical Sterilization of the Soil; Drainage and Grade Elevations; Irrigation System; Tiling System; Seeding; Sodding; Turf Grasses; and Turf Maintenance and Management); Laying Out and Constructing the Field (Base Anchors; Pitcher's Mounds; Bullpen Mounds; Backstops; Batting Cages; Fencing; Dugouts; Bat Racks; Stabilized Areas; Scoreboard; Bleachers; Field Lighting; Protective Screens; Portable Mounds; and Marking the Field); and Maintaining the Field (Mowing; Foul Lines and Foul Line Poles; Skinned Area of Infield; Chemical Control of Weeds, Worms and Disease; Aerifying; Thatch Control; Adequate and Constant Maintenance; Maintenance Equipment; Check-Lists for Proper Maintenance; Additional Suggestions for Maintenance; Renovation Versus Reconstruction; and Fall Renovation). |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Baseball; Baseball fields -- Design and construction; Baseball fields -- Maintenance and repair |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 9 |
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| See Also: | See also 1st edition, A Baseball Facility: Its Construction and Care, 1980, R=170333 R=170333
See also 2nd edition, A Baseball Facility: Its Construction and Care, 1984, R=21875 R=21875
See also 3rd edition, A Baseball Facility: Its Construction and Care, 1987, R=122686 R=122686 |
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| Note: | Figures
Includes appendix: "List of baseball organizations"; pp. 78-79
"Volume IV"
"Portions of this booklet were reprinted from "Baseball", Prentice Hall, 1976." |
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| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A significant revision of the 1987 edition. The booklet addresses the siting, soils, layout, construction, and maintenance of turfgrass on baseball fields plus the infield, bases, pitchers mound, bullpen, and associated physical facilities." p. 369 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
United States Baseball Federation. 1992. A Baseball Facility: Its Construction and Care. [6], 77, [4] pp. Trenton, New Jersey: United States Baseball Federation. |
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