dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈɛni dˈɪfɹənsᵻz ɪn ɡˈeɪm plˈeɪ fɹʌmðə mˈɑːdɚn ɹˈuːlz, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɐ bˈeɪs ˌɔn bˈɔːlz bˌiːɪŋ ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ˈæftɚ sˈɪks bˈɔːlz ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðə mˈɑːdɚn fˈoːɹ, ænd ðə pˈɪtʃɚ bˌiːɪŋ loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd fˈɪfti fˈiːt fɹʌm hˈoʊm plˈeɪt ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ðə mˈɑːdɚn sˈɪksti fˈiːt sˈɪks ˈɪntʃᵻz; ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə lˈæst sˈiːzən ɪnwˌɪtʃ bˈæɾɚz kʊd ɹᵻkwˈɛst ˈiːðɚɹ ɐ hˈaɪ pˈɪtʃ ɔːɹ ɐ lˈoʊ pˈɪtʃ.
During this period there were many differences in game play from the modern rules, such as a base on balls being awarded after six balls rather than the modern four, and the pitcher being located 50 feet from home plate rather than the modern 60 feet 6 inches; it was also the last season in which batters could request either a high pitch or a low pitch.