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1381992582 2026-10-25T23:26:27Z PrimeBOT /* Usage */ [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/PrimeBOT 51|Task 51]]: [[MOS:REFSPACE]] fixes
1381188861 2026-10-20T15:29:30Z Deacon Vorbis Nominated for deletion; see [[:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Out of left field]].
1328396751 2025-12-19T16:37:51Z ModernDayTrilobite /* Origins */ adding wikilink to [[Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball]]
1261646798 2024-12-07T05:05:22Z Chew resolve cs1 error
1252778306 2024-10-22T22:21:22Z 2601:182:500:3400:3C31:2960:3FC7:ACB2 In the quoted source, William Safire avers that the term has only a "tangential connection" to the political left of the United States, to include its usage as connected to the political left on the strength of this source is therefore misleading.
1244392185 2024-09-06T20:30:56Z Vincemichaelcom Added information from Illinois State Historical Society plaque regarding origin of the phrase
1204621060 2024-02-07T13:07:34Z Alalch E. /* Origins */ ce
1204620712 2024-02-07T13:05:50Z Alalch E. /* Origins */ ce
1204619702 2024-02-07T13:00:00Z Alalch E. /* Origins */ fix prev
1204619641 2024-02-07T12:59:40Z Alalch E. see also [[Baseball positions]] & [[Leftfield]]
1204618923 2024-02-07T12:55:19Z Alalch E. alternative spelling
1204601248 2024-02-07T11:52:23Z Alalch E. /* Origins */ desection, no objective time reference for "later", too much of an editorialization
1204600876 2024-02-07T11:51:16Z Alalch E. restore alternatives to the lead
1204600465 2024-02-07T11:49:52Z Alalch E. move to relevant section per [[MOS:LEADNOTUNIQUE]]
1204599801 2024-02-07T11:48:04Z Alalch E. rm OR
1204599639 2024-02-07T11:47:35Z Alalch E. /* Later explanations */ the Way Out In Left Field Society is not a reliable source, content not reliably sourced, not a serious discussion of the subject
1204599221 2024-02-07T11:46:22Z Alalch E. /* Usage */ not reliably sourced, not a serious discussion of the subject
1204596004 2024-02-07T11:37:07Z Alalch E. /* Later explanations */ ce/ol
1204595879 2024-02-07T11:36:46Z Alalch E. /* Usage */ restore sourced content about usage
1204594547 2024-02-07T11:32:51Z Alalch E. section
1204594200 2024-02-07T11:31:47Z Alalch E. section
1204593051 2024-02-07T11:28:25Z 193.104.77.4 /* Later explanations */ Removed - This doesn't explain the origin of the term. It might belong in another section, but not here
1202466458 2024-02-02T20:57:29Z Spicemix /* top */ wording
1160594720 2023-06-17T15:13:21Z Quadrplax Undid revision 1160478259 by [[Special:Contributions/199.168.77.50|199.168.77.50]] ([[User talk:199.168.77.50|talk]]) undo joke edit
1160478259 2023-06-16T18:48:00Z 199.168.77.50 Added clarification of origin of expression.
1058465533 2021-12-03T18:02:42Z Citation bot Alter: isbn, pages, url. URLs might have been anonymized. Add: chapter-url, website. Removed or converted URL. Upgrade ISBN10 to ISBN13. | [[WP:UCB|Use this bot]]. [[WP:DBUG|Report bugs]]. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | #UCB_webform 1026/2200
993675412 2020-12-11T21:51:18Z Monkbot [[User:Monkbot/task 18|Task 18 (cosmetic)]]: eval 17 templates: del empty params (4×); hyphenate params (11×);
981592366 2020-10-03T08:28:32Z Ddpove I have added an old usage of this expression, with a different meaning which I have heard and used.
965480213 2020-07-01T15:32:03Z Binksternet pruning, tweaking
965479386 2020-07-01T15:25:41Z Binksternet rv unreferenced
962604423 2020-06-15T01:10:15Z GreenC bot Reformat 2 archive links. [[User:GreenC/WaybackMedic_2.5|Wayback Medic 2.5]]
950462664 2020-04-12T06:37:07Z Jordandlee It was unnecessary and redundant
946102121 2020-03-18T02:27:41Z Blackjays1
946102087 2020-03-18T02:27:21Z Blackjays1
942448936 2020-02-24T19:10:30Z InternetArchiveBot Bluelink 1 book for [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]]. [goog]) #IABot (v2.0) ([[User:GreenC bot|GreenC bot]]
936529521 2020-01-19T13:17:59Z Geo8rge paragraph sounds bogus. might be a prank
927987745 2019-11-26T02:02:33Z Alistair1978 typo (via [[WP:JWB]])
925250016 2019-11-08T20:49:41Z Unreal7 Filled in 3 bare reference(s) with reFill 2
900868099 2019-06-08T03:24:08Z Themagicpebble
894188758 2019-04-26T06:14:06Z Blackjays1 "unexpected" is the descriptive word
884274461 2019-02-20T16:57:23Z 173.31.179.255 The Babe Ruth home run phenom in the 1920s was a story always told about people "out in left field". It was a simile or metaphor describing people who were unknowing or crazy.
879440066 2019-01-21T07:17:11Z Deathshand24 Typo
879440030 2019-01-21T07:16:39Z Deathshand24 Fixed typo
879439919 2019-01-21T07:14:57Z Deathshand24 Added reference for new content.
879439784 2019-01-21T07:13:09Z Deathshand24 Added content
879229799 2019-01-19T21:53:10Z Hairyhairyasian ref 1 updated from dead link to archive of same page in wayback machine
879228885 2019-01-19T21:46:19Z Hairyhairyasian ref #1 updated and annotated as a dead link
866141379 2018-10-28T15:04:37Z Fortuna imperatrix mundi Adding [[Wikipedia:Short description|short description]]: "US slang expression" ([[User:Galobtter/Shortdesc helper|Shortdesc helper]])
853814999 2018-08-07T03:44:06Z Opencooper /* Music industry */ quote marks in a blockquote are redundant ([[MOS:QUOTEMARKS]])
845876458 2018-06-14T19:08:43Z 70.123.33.93 Changed from cricket to baseball, reflecting the origin of the phrase
845075157 2018-06-09T05:21:35Z 49.199.71.38 Fixed historical inaccuracies
844542695 2018-06-05T16:09:49Z 67.161.4.177
844362515 2018-06-04T12:30:34Z 49.178.47.212 I changed baseball to cricket. As it should be
839191184 2018-05-01T21:23:45Z 2601:240:C801:33B6:3CC6:D36C:4AD8:F9F3
800498401 2017-09-13T22:54:06Z 131.193.137.60
764874511 2017-02-11T12:30:52Z Bender the Bot /* Later explanations */clean up; http→https for [[The New York Times]]. using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
749380607 2016-11-14T01:24:59Z CitationCleanerBot clean up, url redundant with jstor, and/or remove accessdate if no url using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
743980822 2016-10-12T11:07:51Z Bender the Bot http→https for [[Google Books]] and [[Google News]] using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
725311908 2016-06-14T22:05:53Z Seligne /* Later explanations */ Fix ref
714162171 2016-04-08T00:58:15Z 131.193.153.241
714162032 2016-04-08T00:57:15Z 131.193.153.241
695559733 2015-12-16T22:56:18Z Bgwhite Do [[Wikipedia:GENFIXES|general fixes]] and cleanup. - using [[Project:AWB|AWB]] (11756)
695559703 2015-12-16T22:56:03Z Bgwhite Reverted edits by [[Special:Contribs/24.143.246.82|24.143.246.82]] ([[User talk:24.143.246.82|talk]]) to last version by BullRangifer
695395158 2015-12-15T19:46:22Z 24.143.246.82 /* Later explanations */
695395081 2015-12-15T19:45:44Z 24.143.246.82 /* Music industry */
691245005 2015-11-18T16:00:18Z Valjean /* top */ rmv space
685599297 2015-10-13T20:17:21Z 80.219.164.68
607905073 2014-05-10T12:46:58Z Rjwilmsi Added 2 dois to journal cites using [[Project:AWB|AWB]] (10151)
602529951 2014-04-03T05:39:51Z Binksternet Reverted [[WP:AGF|good faith]] edits by [[Special:Contributions/76.95.82.144|76.95.82.144]] ([[User talk:76.95.82.144|talk]]): Rv strange interpretation. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
602524850 2014-04-03T04:34:56Z 76.95.82.144
594805442 2014-02-10T10:36:52Z Monkbot Fix [[Help:CS1_errors#deprecated_params|CS1 deprecated date parameter errors]]
565739592 2013-07-25T11:41:02Z Ὁ οἶστρος WP:MoS > WP:REFPUNC / WP:REFSPACE + WP:CITE / WP:REF > WP:CITEFOOT
547315236 2013-03-27T19:09:27Z 128.248.74.41 /* Later explanations */
547314951 2013-03-27T19:07:21Z 128.248.74.41 /* Later explanations */
547314591 2013-03-27T19:04:19Z 128.248.74.41 /* Later explanations */ added additional explanation found on Plaque on the former West Side Ground, Prior ballpark of the Chicago Cubs
547313573 2013-03-27T18:57:02Z 128.248.74.41 /* Later explanations */
547312802 2013-03-27T18:52:04Z 128.248.74.41 /* Later explanations */
527935180 2012-12-13T23:45:05Z Binksternet addition
505980719 2012-08-05T23:18:53Z Binksternet word
500999214 2012-07-06T20:04:08Z RjwilmsiBot /* Music industry */Fix cite template param names, kast -> last, using [[Project:AWB|AWB]] (8087)
492950917 2012-05-17T00:59:26Z Ukexpat minor c/u
492906305 2012-05-16T19:06:36Z Ericoides comma
492906005 2012-05-16T19:04:10Z Ericoides cat
492367749 2012-05-13T14:51:07Z Binksternet additions
492184332 2012-05-12T11:07:46Z Binksternet /* Later explanations */ clarify
492184247 2012-05-12T11:06:33Z Binksternet Marcus Callies, an associate professor of English and philology at the [[University of Mainz]] in Germany
492182314 2012-05-12T10:44:31Z Binksternet quote parameter in cite
491904625 2012-05-11T00:26:10Z Binksternet Callies
491695535 2012-05-09T23:18:56Z Binksternet different hatnote
491693559 2012-05-09T23:05:18Z Binksternet farthest throw to [[first base]]
491692941 2012-05-09T23:00:55Z Binksternet /* Later explanations */ ce
491690397 2012-05-09T22:43:57Z Binksternet authorlink
491690170 2012-05-09T22:42:24Z Binksternet /* Music industry */ [[Arnold Shaw (author)]]
491687707 2012-05-09T22:26:19Z Binksternet other uses
491685690 2012-05-09T22:12:33Z Binksternet create article from redirect
426340499 2011-04-28T06:51:33Z OlEnglish {{R from phrase}}
426340404 2011-04-28T06:50:21Z OlEnglish {{R to section}}
404717558 2010-12-28T22:53:24Z Poobarb [[WP:AES|←]]Redirected page to [[Left fielder#Out of left field]]