What is the size of the home plate?

[neovan]

I need to find dimensions of the actual plate of home base.

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blah...i suck at this!

 

[anxi80]

L 16 1/2 in; W 16 1/2 in ??

 

[CubicZirconia]

"1.05
Home base shall be marked by a five sided slab of whitened rubber. It shall be a 17 inch square with two of the corners removed so that one edge is 17 inches long, two adjacent sides are 8 1/2 inches and the remaining two sides are 12 inches and set at an angle to make a point. It shall be set in the ground with the point at the intersection of the lines extending from home base to first base and to third base; with the 17 inch edge facing the pitcher's plate, and the two 12 inch edges coinciding with the first and third base lines. The top edges of home base shall be beveled and the base shall be fixed in the ground level with the ground surface."

from here

 

[anxi80]

yeah, cubic's answer looks more thorough and comes from a more reputable source. listen to cubic's answer.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: neovan

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[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
"1.05
Home base shall be marked by a five sided slab of whitened rubber. It shall be a 17 inch square with two of the corners removed so that one edge is 17 inches long, two adjacent sides are 8 1/2 inches and the remaining two sides are 12 inches and set at an angle to make a point. It shall be set in the ground with the point at the intersection of the lines extending from home base to first base and to third base; with the 17 inch edge facing the pitcher's plate, and the two 12 inch edges coinciding with the first and third base lines. The top edges of home base shall be beveled and the base shall be fixed in the ground level with the ground surface."

from here

Beat me to it.

Viper GTS

 

[ElFenix]

i :heart: baseball

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i :heart: baseball

and baseball :heart:'s you.

 

[neovan]

awesome...thanks.