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History of Baseball

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  • When was baseball invented

    When was baseball invented

    Baseball was most likely invented and first played around the early 1800's and was founded by Abner Doubleday.
    Source: https://www.britannica.com/story/who-really-invented-baseball
  • First world seires

    First world seires

    For those of you who don't know the world series is the championship for baseball where the two best teams in the league play. For the first world series in 1903 the boston americans also known as the boston redsoxs won the first world series title.
    source: history.com
  • Cy young award

    Cy young award

    Cy young pitched the first perfect game and that is why the award for the best pitcher of the year is called the Cy Young award.
    source: history.com
  • Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier

    Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier

    Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in the major league changing the game forever.
    source histoy.com
  • first world series perfect game.

    first world series perfect game.

    In 1956 a add man named Don larsen pitched the only perfect game in the world series.
    source history.com
  • The dead ball era

    The dead ball era

    The dead ball era was when instead of a cork inside the ball there was a liver.
    source: smithsonianmag.com
  • First all black lineup

    First all black lineup

    The pittsburgh pirates had the first all black lineup in 1971
  • first free agent

    first free agent

    The first free agent in the modern era was a guy named Catfish hunter.
    source: history.com
  • barry bonds not in the HOF

    barry bonds not in the HOF

    Barry bonds has the most homeruns of all time but is not in the HOF because he did steroids for part of his career.