why is the dugout named dugout in baseball?

Answer 1

it is called a dugout becasue part of it is below ground level so they had to dig it out.

Answer 2

dugout

noun.
An enclosure for the players' bench. Major league rules state that it must be roofed and closed at the back and at either end. It gets its name because dugouts are traditionally dug into the ground, with the bench below the playing field. Despite the name, many dugouts are built on top of the groupd, expecially in parks where amateurs play.

1st use
1912 (The New York Tribune, October 17, 1912)

Answer 3

In baseball, the dugout is where a team's bench is located. There are two dugouts, one for the home team and one for the away team. With the exception of relief pitchers in the bullpen, active players who are not on the field watch the play from the dugout.

The term dugout refers to the area being slightly depressed below field level, as is common in professional baseball. On community diamonds, where there is no change in ground level, the dugout may just be referred to as the bench.

There is no right or wrong answer as to whether the home dugout should be on the first-base side or the third-base side. The Major League Baseball Rulebook is silent on the subject.

There are many theories why one dugout is choosen over the other. One theory is that in the early days of baseball the Manager also coached third base (and was sometimes a player in the field as well) and the third base dugout meant less walking. Another is that during day games the sun shines directly into the first base dugout blinding the players sitting there. Another is that since more close plays occur at first than third the first base dugout is preferred Most likely theory is that the home team chooses the better clubhouse and the dugout on that side of the field.

Therefore, let's examine where Major League dugouts are located these days. In the National League, far more are on the first-base side (10 to 6). In the American League, though, it's split evenly, with seven on each side of the field. Even the two oldest parks still in use differ on this point: the Cubs sit on the third-base side at Wrigley while the Red Sox inhabit the first-base dugout at Fenway. However, the three parks that have opened most recently (Cincinnati, San Diego and Philadelphia) all have the home dugouts on the first-base side. The new Washington Nationals stadium may break that trend, as the team's dugout at RFK is on the third-base side (it is not yet known which dugout the Nats will occupy).


[edit] Teams and ballparks with home dugouts on the first base side
Atlanta Braves (Turner Field)
Baltimore Orioles (Oriole Park at Camden Yards)
Boston Red Sox (Fenway Park)
Cincinnati Reds (Great American Ball Park)
Colorado Rockies (Coors Field)
Florida Marlins (Dolphins Stadium)
Houston Astros (Minute Maid Park)
Kansas City Royals (Kauffman Stadium)
Milwaukee Brewers (Miller Park)
New York Mets (Shea Stadium)
New York Yankees (Yankee Stadium)
Philadelphia Phillies (Citizens Bank Park)
San Diego Padres (PETCO Park)
Seattle Mariners (Safeco Field)
St. Louis Cardinals (Busch Stadium)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Tropicana Field)
Texas Rangers (Ameriquest Field in Arlington)

[edit] Teams and ballparks with home dugouts on the third base side
Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field)
Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)
Chicago White Sox (U.S. Cellular Field)
Cleveland Indians (Jacobs Field)
Detroit Tigers (Comerica Park)
Los Angeles Angels (Angel Stadium of Anaheim)
Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)
Minnesota Twins (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome)
Oakland A's (McAfee Coliseum)
Pittsburgh Pirates (PNC Park)
San Francisco Giants (AT&T Park)
Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Centre)
Washington Nationals (Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium)
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Answer 4

The term dugout refers to the area being slightly depressed below field level, as is common in professional baseball. On community diamonds, where there is no change in ground level, the dugout may just be referred to as the bench.

Answer 5

You know how it is not built right on the field? You have to go down some steps to be in the dugout. Well, that's why it is called the dugout, because it is "dug out".

Answer 6

Because it is typically a booth "dugout" of the ground. The ground level of the dugout is below field level.

Answer 7

If you knew anything about history, you'd know that Frederick "Yankee-killer" Dugout, inadvertently invented the "dugout", by digging a foxhole next to a baseball diamond in Cleveland in 1878.

Answer 8

because its "dugout" of the field of play.

Answer 9

Originally it was a simple pit, literally "dug out" of the ground on early fields.
The term stuck and they still use it today.

Answer 10

Because it sits below the playing field. It was literaly "dug out" of the ground