In the 1800s there was a strategy called the "fair-foul bunt" when the rule was that they counted as fair balls if they first landed fair, so players would try to have the bunt roll towards a dugout making it harder to field. Then they changed the rule so the bunt has to stay fair to be in play, so players would attempts many bunts really close to the line with many going foul causing ABs to last forever, so they added the rule about the 3rd foul strike = out. Thanks for the info.