Baseball In The Late 1800s

The history of Baseball has dated back to the late 1700s and early 1800s. In fact, 1792 in Pittsfield, MA by law, they banned the playing of the game if you were within 80 yards of the town meeting house and also in 1823, on the outskirts of New York City which is now known as Greenwich Village. There wasn't many rules, but as time went on, the game of baseball soon would be the greatest American sport of all time.

As America progressed, so did the game of baseball. More Americans know more records in baseball like Roger Maris's 61 home runs in 1961 broke Babe Ruth's record of 60 in 1927 than Ronald Reagan's 525 electoral-college votes in 1984. In 1871, the first professional league of baseball was born. Baseball turned big at the start of the 20th Century, many large cities in the eastern part of the United States had a professional baseball team.

By the end of the season, the most conquering teams of each league were considered to have won the "pennant," or the winners of both the American and National league, in which the two winners of the pennant then faced off in what was called the World Series. The team with the most games won out of seven is the World Series champion and the champion of that year.

Baseball soon started taking age in the 1920s, Babe Ruth was one of the greatest players of all time. He and the New York Yankees won several World Series titles and Ruth was soon to be well known for his many home runs. People who do know much about baseball still know who the famous Jackie Robinson is, who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Very brave and courageous, Robinson was the very first African American to play in the major leagues in 1947. Before Robinson though, African American players were restricted to the Negro