United States-1973: Youth Baseball Fielder Waiting at His Base as the Pitcher Throws

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1973 · United States · Reel 45892fa4 contains 2 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

youth sports
American childhood
community recreation
summer evenings
baseball
family home movies
waiting and readiness

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · static · eye level, from behind the fielder outside the baseline
Setting: outdoor · Grassy park baseball diamond with dirt infield, chalk baseline, dugout, chain-link fence and leafy trees
Time and weather: evening · summer · dry, hazy or overcast
Lighting: Dim, flat natural light under a pale overcast-looking sky; underexposed
People: 6 · A young fielder in a pale numbered uniform, cap and dark knee-high socks seen from behind; a smaller pitcher, an adult in dark clothes, another child at left and faint figures by the dugout, all distant and soft.
Objects: base · baseball glove · baseball cap · dugout · chain-link fence · chalk baseline
Colors: dark green · olive · pale grey · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A young fielder stands by his base with feet apart while the pitcher delivers in the background.
He steps and stands upright with his glove hanging at his side.
He sets his feet wide again and watches the infield as the pitcher prepares.
He bends forward into a ready stance with his hands on his knees.
The pitcher throws again as the fielder holds his crouch.

Youth Baseball Fielder Waiting at His Base as the... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1973 home movie footage shows a youth baseball game on a grassy park diamond in dim evening light. A young fielder in a pale uniform and dark knee-high socks stands beside a base with his back to the camera, feet apart, watching the infield. Behind him a pitcher winds up and throws while an adult stands nearby and other figures wait by a dark dugout. In a single steady Super 8 shot the fielder straightens, shifts his feet, then bends forward with hands on knees.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000599

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$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Answers requests for early-1970s American youth baseball as seen by a family member on Super 8, for documentary, museum and education use.
Period detail: The pale uniform with a back number and dark knee-high stirrup-style socks may show early 1970s youth league dress; nothing in frame carries a readable date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays on one boy at his base rather than following the ball, the way a relative films their own player during a game.
What appears in frame: A uniformed fielder seen from behind, a white base and chalk line, a pitcher mid-throw, an adult standing in the infield, a dark dugout, a chain-link fence and overhanging trees.
Film character: Underexposed Super 8 with heavy grain, a green cast and soft focus, giving the evening game a dim, textured look.
Edit role: Works as a cutaway or memory beat within a youth sports or childhood sequence, with enough stillness to hold under narration.
Historical context: Shows an organized children's ball game on a simple community diamond with a basic dugout and fencing, an ordinary scene of American recreational life.
Research note: Minors appear but faces are not distinguishable; the team, league and location are unidentified, and likeness and property questions are separate from copyright in the film.
Research search match: 1970s youth baseball home movie, Super 8 kids ball game, boy fielder at base from behind, vintage community ballpark evening.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the toddler at the top of a backyard slide from the same reel, then with other circa 1973 American family reels and youth sports clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1973 Super 8 frame from the United States: a youth fielder stands wide-legged by his base while a pitcher and an adult stand in the infield. — A young fielder holds his position beside the base as the pitcher gets ready, circa 1973.
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Youth baseball player upright with glove at his side as the pitcher delivers, on a park diamond in the United States, circa 1973 home movie. — The fielder straightens up, glove down, while the pitcher throws behind him.
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Grainy Super 8 view, circa 1973, of a young American ballplayer watching the infield from his base in dim evening light. — Feet set wide again, the young player watches the infield between pitches.
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Youth fielder crouched with hands on knees as a pitch is thrown, park ball game in the United States, circa 1973 Super 8 film. — The fielder drops into a ready crouch, hands on knees, as the next pitch goes in.
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