Base for baseball and softball

摘要

The invention relates to a baseball base which is yieldably attached to a ground support. The base is comprised of a hollow body of resilient material and having a frame therein. A support post of square cross-section is attached to the frame so that the can rotate about the longitudinal axis thereof. A hollow ground anchor of square cross-section is placed in the ground to receive the support post. At least one detent is placed between the frame and ground anchor, a spring is provided to bias the frame towards the ground anchor. The detent acting to hold the base relative to the ground anchor until acted upon by a player sliding into the base, thus causing the base to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the ground anchor.