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Old Mon May 15, 2006, 08:40am
Rich Ives Rich Ives is offline
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Originally Posted by trevors
Thanks SAump

But you obviously misunderstood my question.

1. What is the standard line width as used in USA major league games.. is it 2, 3, 4 etc inches and

2. For the dimensions given in the book, are they to the inside, outside or centre of the line that is marked???

Regards
The lines are just lines. The chalk used to mark them is:

For a batter's or catcher's box - inside the lines.

For the foul lines - completely on the fair side.

There is no specified width to the chalk marks. Generally a 2" line looks better on a small field and a 4" on a large field.
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