Timeline: Baseball's Golden Age

Jun 20, 1839

Abner Doubleday Invented Baseball

Mr. Abner alledily created baseball in the summer of 1839 in Coopers Town, New York. Coopers Town is now the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jan 27, 1903

First World Series

It was played in a best of nine series

Jan 1, 1917

Cardinal's GM started first unoffiacial farm system

Jan 1, 1919

World Series was fixed "Black Sox Scandal"

Showed that baseball had public acceptability
Kenesaw Mountain Landis was the comissioner who banished players for life after they were acquitted

Jan 1, 1919

Yankee's start unofficial farm system with Red Sox

11 of the 24 players on the Yankee's roster they bought from the Boston Red Sox including Babe Ruth. This showed that big market teams could buy their way to winning.

Jan 1, 1920

Hitting Revolution

New, more resilient ball, using more balls per game, no spit ball, "free swinging", and Babe Ruth's success was major factor in change in hitting. League batting average when up 45 points from 1915 to 1925. Average runs went up by 3 1/2 from 1915 to 1930

Jan 1, 1921

National Agreement

Baseball started the trend of having one head leader that had power/authority to investigate, suspend, fine, or banish guilty players/coaches/owners. Football, basketball, and even the movie's followed.

Apr 18, 1923

Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium was the home ball park of the Yankees and also "The House That Ruth Built." Yankee Stadium was a state of the art facility in the 1920's and cost 2.4 million dollars to build.

Jan 1, 1930

The Depression and World War II hurt attendance

Even great players like Hank Greenberg, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Jo Dimaggio, and Stan Musial couldn't bring back fans like before.

Jan 1, 1931

Negro League is done for 2 years

The Depression killed the Negro League as the league ran out of money. It finally came back in 1933

Jan 1, 1933

1st annual All-Star game

1st annual all-star game is held to try and bring back fans.

Jan 1, 1934

Yankee's, Giant's, and Dodger's all ban their games from radio

The three New York teams all ban raido brodcasts of their games because they thought it was lowering their attendence.

May 27, 1939

Celebrated "Centennial" of Baseball

Major leagues celebrated the supposed 100 year aniversary of baseball with ceremonies in Cooperstown. They Dedicated a Hall of Fame and presented Doubleday's contribution to the sport.

Jun 12, 1939

First Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

This marks the very first hall of fame induction ceremony. Those being inducted were Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Cy Young, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, Walter, Johnson, Tris Speaker, Gover Cleveland Alexander, George Sisler, and Connie Mack.