The field features a natural grass surface in the infield and outfield. He played in both the infield and the outfield. Alomar was able to play all infield and outfield positions. The shortstop fields all balls hit to the infield between the second and third bases. The infield, outfield, and the close-infield are used to enforce fielding restrictions. The outfielders are players that cover the grassy area behind the infield. Outfielders also often have to catch high hit balls that go over the infield. He called in his outfielders and had them sit down in the infield. After a strikeout, Smith walked and Pendleton then reached on an infield single. Base-runners could only advance one base on infield balls. The Dodgers scored twice without getting the ball out of the infield. From the grandstands to the infield, the track was jammed with fans. He also plays in the infield on the Congressional Baseball Team. Hitting methods like the Baltimore Chop were used to increase the number of infield singles. Despite this, the Yankees had a strong defensive infield throughout.