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Q. A batted ball hits the battter and rolls fair. Fair or Foul? A. Foul! He is in foul territory while in batter's box, from the "Smack-A-Roo Baseball Rules" series (R447), issued by the Lefferts Novelty Company

Publisher Issued by Lefferts Novelty Company, Brooklyn American
1949
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Diamond shaped baseball trade card from the "Smack-A-Roo" series (R447), issued by the Lefferts Novelty Company in 1949. The cards were distributed in packages containing cards, pennants, and candy. This card is number three from a set of sixteen.

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  • Title:
    Q. A batted ball hits the battter and rolls fair. Fair or Foul? A. Foul! He is in foul territory while in batter's box, from the "Smack-A-Roo Baseball Rules" series (R447), issued by the Lefferts Novelty Company
  • Publisher:
    Issued by Lefferts Novelty Company, Brooklyn
  • Date:
    1949
  • Medium:
    Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions:
    Sheet: 4 3/4 × 7 13/16 in. (12 × 19.8 cm)
  • Classifications:
    Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line:
    The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number:
    63.350.329.447.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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