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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, 1987. |
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| Publishing Information: | Trenton, New Jersey; United States Baseball Federation |
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| Edition: | 3rd |
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| # of Pages: | 53 |
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| Collation: | [6], 47 pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Baseball fields; Athletic fields; Irrigation; Pest control; Sports turf construction; Mowing; Sports turf; Thatch control; Siting; Site preparation; Drainage; Seeding; Sodding; Choice of species; Soil properties; Renovation; Aerification; Sports turf 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 Lightime; Protective Screens; Portable Mounds; and Marking the Field); and Maintaining the Field (Mowing; Foul Lines and Foulline 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: | 0 |
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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 4th edition, A Baseball Facility: Its Construction and Care, 1992, R=134260 R=134260 |
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| Note: | Figures
Includes appendix: "List of baseball organizations"; p. 47
"Portions of this booklet were reprinted from 'Baseball', Prentice Hall, 1976."
"Volume III" |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
United States Baseball Federation. 1987. A Baseball Facility: Its Construction and Care. [6], 47 pp. Trenton, New Jersey; United States Baseball Federation. |
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