BiographyThe official base of Major League Baseball developed by Jack Corbett. "Corbett’s playing career ended in 1897 and by 1903 he was a minor league manager. He led the Asheville Tourists in the fastest game ever and won a South Atlantic League championship for the Columbia Comers in 1917. After his thousands of games, Corbett developed a theory that bases were too loose. Back then, bases were filled with dirt, sand or sawdust and plopped onto the field. He designed a base with a stem to insert below ground for increased stability and called his new invention “Jack Corbett Hollywood Base Sets.” Major League Baseball picked up the patent in 1939 and Corbett’s concoctions have been the official bases of MLB ever since."--https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/jack-corbett-hollywood-bases-mlb-invented-baseball-first-base-old/78rdj6ne9x2a1twyz4oubl13k
