The History of Baseball

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The History of Baseball

Baseball in America is about as common as alcohol in college , it is everywhere

and participated by everyone. Children and adults play baseball in small towns

and large cities and professionals play it throughout the country. The game of

baseball is America's pastime and it popularity is enormous. The beginning of

the 20th century between the 1930's sparked the emergence of baseball and

it's members as nationally popular . There was many different organized

leagues ,during these times , including The American and National Leagues and

Negro Leagues . These leagues , mainly the American and National , had

superstars who were immensely popular and beloved. Some stars in these

leagues , scarred by scandals and malapropisms , damaged the baseball

persona. The game of baseball from 1900-1930 began to take its form as a

popular and magnificent sport that characterized American society. In baseball

, the years between 1900-1910 began with turbulent times and they finished

that way. In the beginning of the 20th century , baseball began with a

controversy between its two major leagues. The newly formed American

League lured many National League players with " offers of an average of

$500 more per season"(1)and " not [trading ]without their consent."(2) The

National League owners complained , mounted lawsuits , and fought among

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...ly 20th century. Baseball began to become

America's national baseball , characterizing the country and the people who

lived there. People flocked to baseball games during the time period from

1900-1930 and the game gained its identity during this time. Players became

larger than life heroes and children throughout the nation emulated them. The

politics of baseball reflected the times and as the country changed and grew ,

so did Major League baseball. Baseball also reflected America's small but

growing acceptance of the African Americans in their Negro teams and

leagues. The game of baseball is a very diverse sport that has various qualities

that attract all sorts of people to it.

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