Patenting a scorekeeping method isn’t something I thought was possible… until I stumbled across this patent. This patent was granted on August 3rd, 1926 and was filed by John F. Hassler and Rex Way Rogers(!) of Detroit.

The scorekeeping grid is centered around a crosshair-ish system which represents the four bases. Lines are drawn connecting the hatches when a player advances. I would tell you more about the scoresheet but this patent has one of the most convoluted descriptions I have ever seen. I think there’s a reason this never caught on.