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.
Over history America has changed. From its culture and weapons to its geography and foreign relations, nothing stays the same for long. As America changes, so does its pastime-baseball. If the pros were to walk into a game from the 1800s, they would be lost. Nearly every part of baseball has changed; the field, the equipment, the arrangement of the teams, the way people play the game, even the ball has been tweaked. The only thing that stays the same from decade to decade, century to century, is
A Brief History of Baseball: Part I: Origins of the Game Unlike professional basketball and football, interest in baseball has not been sweeping the globe . Declining participation at the amateur level and protracted labor problems at the professional level have thrust "America's Pastime" into an era of uncertainty. Despite this current adversity, baseball will always occupy an important place in American culture. This column starts a three part look at the history of baseball. Most cultures have
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The History of Baseball Deeply embedded in the folklore of American sports is the story of baseball's supposed invention by a young West Point cadet, Abner Doubleday, in the summer of 1839 at the village of Cooperstown, New York. Because of the numerous types of baseball, or rather games similar to it, the origin of the game has been disputed for decades by sports historians all over the world. In 1839, in Cooperstown, New York, Doubleday supposedly started the great game of baseball. Doubleday
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