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Brief History of Baseball
by Regan Shaors
http://www.fleerbaseball.com
The beginning of baseball is usually traced to early
nineteenth century with the formation of the first baseball
clubs in 1845. Therefore, even though technically baseball
came into existence around the early 19th century, it's
probably been there a lot longer. In 1845, an Englishman
named Alexander Cartwright laid down the first list of rules
for what is now called baseball. Many of Cartwright's rules
are still applicable in baseball today.
In the year 1858, a group of amateur players came together
to form the first baseball league - known as the National
Association of Baseball Players. Right from the first year,
the National Association of Baseball Players began charging
for admission to baseball games.
At the turn of the century, the American League of baseball
came into being and began playing in 1901. The game of
baseball was still very much a game of strategy. The game
depended on bunting, base stealing and contact hitters. With
the invention of the cork centered baseball, all that
changed. Because the new baseball allowed for more home runs
baseball's popularity took off--and so did the cost of
admissions.Throughout the early 20th century, the game of
baseballrelied more and more on the hitting of home runs,
and lesson strategy. This was thanks to great baseball
players like Babe Ruth, who completely revolutionized the
game with hisprowess at hitting home runs. It is largely
due to the "Babe" that baseball became one of the most
popular sports in America. And it didn't hurt future
baseball players that people were willing to pay to see
Babe Ruth play.
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.
In the early 20th century the concentration was more on
hitting the home runs. Babe Ruth changed the course of the
game with his magical abilities to achieve home runs. It was
due to sportsmen like Babe Ruth that baseball achieved the
levels of popularity that it did. The popularity of Babe
Ruth also helped in improving the money in the game, since
people just went to watch Babe Ruth in action.
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