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rounders, old English game that never became a seriously competitive sport, although it is probably an ancestor of baseball.
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For professional baseball's founding year, Major League Baseball (professional baseball's current official organization) uses 1869 — the year the first professional team,[11] the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was established
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The national league was created in 1876 the earliest members were the cincinati red stockings
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Boston Americans (5) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (3)
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The american league was created in 1903
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Babe ruth wsa drafted on this day to the Boston Red sox where he wloul dmake his major league debut
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In 1919 Eight players Concoted a scheme to throw the world series and make alot of money off Betting. They all played for the white sox but bet on the reds. They got a bunch of people to bet on the Reds and then they threw the world series they were not caught until the following year
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The yankees won thier first world series four games to two against the New York Giants.
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On july sixth 1933 Major league baseball played their first ever all star game
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In 1936 the first ever hall of fame class was inducted into the hall of fame.
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This year was the first time ever that someone was drafted in major league baseball.
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On this date the first designated hitter was used in a baseball game
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Major league Baseball expands to thirty teams adding the Tampa bay Rays and the Arizona Diamondbacks
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Instant replay was added to the game
