Despite the 45-degree weather the game was clicked off in 1:48, thanks to only three bases on balls and some good infield play.

In the next moment, it seemed, the infield was crowded with spectators, ballplayers, cops, kids and a dog.

It was also late in the afternoon and the infield would have been in shadow with the center field area ( the batters ' background ) bathed in sunlight.

During this race, Earnhardt was briefly forced into the infield grass, but kept control of his car and returned to the track without giving up his lead — a maneuver now referred to as the " Pass in the Grass " even though Earnhardt actually didn't pass and couldn't have passed anyone for position as he was in the lead at the time.

This led to an emotional celebration on the infield with driver Michael Waltrip ( who finished in second place ), whose victory at the Daytona 500 was vastly overshadowed.

During the off-season, the team signed Japanese shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka to fill a hole in the middle infield, re-signed Jim Thome, who was in pursuit of career home run number 600, and also re-signed Carl Pavano.

After that, Joe DiMaggio grounded to the infield, and in attempting to carry out a double play, Billy Herman was distracted by Travis as Travis slid into second base, and the throw to first base was wide, with Keltner scoring, making the score 5-4.

A replica of the old building's cupola was built to stand in the Preakness winner's circle in the infield.

* On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga of the Tigers was charged with a single when first-base umpire Jim Joyce incorrectly ruled Jason Donald of the Cleveland Indians safe on an infield grounder.

Telus Field uses natural grass in the outfield and FieldTurf in the infield ; originally AstroTurf was used but it was replaced in 2005 with the more modern type of turf, FieldTurf.

Artificial turf was chosen for lower maintenance costs, because it allows for a better drainage system so the infield can return to a playable state quicker than a grass infield would, and to minimize damage to the infield when concerts are held at the stadium.

" The event was run over 1 and 3 / 16 miles ( 1. 91 km ), and the Pimlico Race Course, from the grandstands to the infield, was jammed solid with fans.

Ruffian broke down in the backstretch and was euthanized ; her remains are buried in the Belmont Park infield.

A modern infield road course was constructed between 1998 and 2000, incorporating the western and southern portions of the oval ( including the southwest turn ) to create a

In 2008, the road course was modified to replace the southwest turn with an additional infield section, for motorcycle use, resulting in a course.

From 1991 to 1993, the course was demolished and changed from a 27-hole layout ( 18 holes outside, 9 in the infield ) to an 18-hole championship course designed by legendary golf architect Pete Dye.

The sight lines were also very good in the right field corner area, which faced the infield and was closer to the action than the left field corner.

Shortstops generally are given precedence on catching pop-ups in the infield as well, so they end up calling off other players many times, although on deep pop-ups they fall back when called off by an outfielder.

Newhan plays all infield positions, except shortstop, as well as all outfield positions.

Thompson provides up-close views of life in the Derby infield as well as the grandstand, and a running commentary on the drunkenness and lewdness of the crowd, which he states in narration as the only thing he was focusing on with the work.

Woodward was the epitome of flexibility, playing at seven different positions including the entire infield and performing well off the bench and as a starter and even managed two game-winning hits.

The infield motorcycle track hosted many world class solo and sidecar riders during its life, with solo riders like Australian greats Billy Sanders, Phil Crump and Gary Guglielmi as well as World Champions Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen and Hans Nielsen to name a few.

The track was full of standing water, access tunnels were completely flooded, and the infield was a muddy quagmire.

The infield was flooded, as was the track itself ( while a road racing event was going on ).

Further additions to the baseball plant included an expanded scoreboard and animation-equipped message center, new batting ranges and the purchase of an infield tarp.

* The ball is hit to the outfield ( fair or foul ), or to infield foul territory.

In the largest parks, the outfield fences were brought closer to the infield.

The two began a daily routine which included throwing 50 pitches, fielding 50 infield balls and 50 outfield balls, and hitting 500 pitches, 250 from a pitching machine and 250 from his father.

The field is usually composed of a dirt or brickdust infield which contains the quadrilateral shape and running areas, and a grass outfield.

Fair territory is further divided into the ' infield ', and the ' outfield ', and the territory beyond the outfield fence.

The outfield is the remaining space between the baselines and between the outfield fence and the infield.

The infield is usually " skinned " ( dirt ), while the outfield has grass in regulation competitions.

There was not enough for the entire outfield, but there was enough to cover the traditional grass portion of the infield.

He fractured his skull running into an outfield wall on one occasion ( but still made the throw back to the infield ), was temporarily paralyzed on another, and was taken off the field on a stretcher a record 11 times.

The stands wrap around the infield and end at the foul poles, with smaller bleacher sections ( or " outfield plazas ," as the Royals call them ) in the outfield.

Waugh was running from the infield towards the outfield, while Gillespie was running in.

If another umpire leaves the infield to cover a potential play in foul ground or in the outfield, then the plate umpire may move to cover a potential play near second or third base.

A complex conversion was necessary, at a cost of $ 40, 000 per switch, to convert the stadium from an American football / association football configuration to baseball and back again ; in its final form, this included rolling the 3rd-base lower-level seats into the outfield along a buried rail, dropping the hydraulic pitcher's mound into the ground, and laying sod over the infield dirt.

For example, if a batter hits a ball into an outfield gap, the ball is badly misplayed by an outfielder attempting to retrieve and throw the ball back into the infield, and the batter is able to reach all four bases to score, then the official scorer must decide whether an error should be charged to the outfielder.

An outfielder's duty is to try to catch long fly balls before they hit the ground or to quickly catch or retrieve and return to the infield any other balls entering the outfield.

The outfield sloped downward from the infield, and people in the dugouts often could only see the top half of the outfielders.

For example, if an infielder retreats to the outfield in an effort to catch a fly ball with ordinary effort, the infield fly rule is invoked, even if an outfielder ultimately caught the ball, and even if no infielder attempted to make a play on the ball.

His name and jersey number were cut into the infield and outfield grass of the playing field at Angel Stadium.

The term " midfield " is also used in baseball to describe the area between the infield and the outfield.

The part of the baseball field closest to the batter ( shown in the diagram as light brown ) is known as the " infield " ( as opposed to the " outfield ", the part of the field furthest from the batter, shown in the diagram as green.