Baseball: The History And History Of Baseball

Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the world. It's played in almost every country, from the Dominican Republic to Asia. Everyone knows about the modern form of the game, but how many people know who invented it? How many people know how it was played at the beginning? There are multiple quirks to the game and it's history that can be covered, such as how it has evolved, and even past legends and why we like them as much as we do. Baseball is known as “America’s Pastime.” It was given that title because of it's deep roots into America’s past. Baseball in fact was actually the second actual organized sport played in America after lacrosse.

The true origin of baseball is unknown, but the game is based off of another game called “rounders.”

In bigger cities people formed baseball clubs. Some would say that Abner Doubleday was the original founder of the game, but that is not the case. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright wanted to, and did make a list of rules that teams would follow while playing. A year later the first documented baseball game was played. In that game Cartwright’s team (Knickerbockers) lost to The New York Baseball Club at Elysian Fields in “Hokoben, New Jersey. Two years later the first organized baseball league was made. As baseball's popularity grew, so did its expenses. As time went on, paid admissions were becoming more and more common. Teams would often look to local companies for donations so they could travel to away games. Since donations were very important, winning became almost mandatory. Even though all teams were supposed to be made of amateurs, ball players were paid secretly. In 1869, a team called the Cincinnati Red Stockings

It would take about as long to talk about the bat as it would explain the entire creation of baseball as a whole. In the past, batters would actually make their bats. They would design them to best accommodate their play style. The bats used earlier in the history of the game were very large and heave compared to the bats of today. Ash was the standard wood of choice, but many would used different types such as willow, chestnut, spruce, and pine. Because athletes could craft their own bats there would be very crazy and unique shapes and sizes. In 1870 the league put together an set of rules limiting the length to 42 inches and the diameter to 2.5 inches. As one would expect, a few changes to the bat have occurred. Advances to the barrel, composition, and grip have been some of the most notable