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The words Base-Ball appear in print for the 1st time
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The citizens of Pittsfield, Massachusetts pass a law forbding the playing of baseball within 80 yards of the the new meeting house.
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The Cincinnati Red Stockings are the 1st national team to be formed. They beat the Mansfield Indeapendents 48-14! Also around this time the shape of home plate is changed from a circle to a 12 by 12 square
