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Brief History of Baseball
by Regan Shaors
http://www.fleerbaseball.com
Although baseball technically came into being around it the
early 19th century, it's probably been around a lot longer.
That's when he first baseball clubs were formed. In 1845,
an Englishman named Alexander Cartwright came up with the
first list of rules for what is now called baseball.
Many of Cartwright's rules are still used in baseball today.
A group of amateur players formed the first baseball league
in 1958. It was called the National Association of Baseball
Players. The National Association of Baseball Players began
charging admission to its baseball games in their very first
year.
Baseball hit its stride in 1868. After the Civil War was
over the Union had carried the game of baseball to other
parts of the country and created quite a sensation. There
were delegates from more than a hundred clubs from across
the country in 1868 in the National Association of Baseball
Players.
The American League of Baseball came into being at the
beginning of the 20th century. The league began playing in
the year 1901. The game of baseball used a lot of
application of the strategy. This period also saw the
invention of the cork-centered baseball that went on to
change a lot of things. This baseball allowed for more home
runs resulting in the surging popularity of the baseball.
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