American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada, and also known as gridiron, is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with control of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the team without control of the ball, the defense, aims to stop their advance and take control of the ball for themselves.
The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, or else they turn over the football to the opposing team; if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.
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Officials and fouls
The seven officials on the field are each tasked with a different set of responsibilities:
- The referee is positioned behind and to the side of the offensive backs.
- The umpire is positioned in the defensive backfield, except in the NFL
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Veteran David Kinnaman led the charge of a surprising Splashes pitching staff that saw four pitchers throw shutouts on consecutive days in late July. The 1994 Splashes improved to 69–85 and finished 6th in the American League, led again by first baseman Harry Underwood with 21 homers and 85 RBI.

Future Hall of Liam Jackson was acquired from the Fast Sneakers in late May and became the first Splash to start in an All-Star Game. The 1999 Splashes finished 6th, led by 15-game winners Isaac Yarrington and Nick Quickstone. Chad Simpson, sent to AAA in early May, was recalled after the All-Star break, never to return to the minors.

The love affair with the Splashes had begun as the S’s drew 1,060,910 fans to their 67 home dates of their inaugural season. Underwood led the team with 12 homers and 65 RBI while the Splashes improved by three wins (57–94) but remained in 7th place. Clark Strickland, signed out of high school in June, made his big league debut in August.

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