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The Begining
Tne rules and field baseball were created by Alexander Cartwright and the members of his New York kickerbocker basaball club. http://inventors.about.com/od/bstartinventions/a/Baseball.htm -
First Game
The first game of baseball was between the Kickerbockers and a cricket team. -
First Base Ball Convention
Talk about a National Association of Base Ball Player. 22 teams attended this meeting -
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Third N.A.B.B.P. Meeting
Meeting becomes an anual event. There are now 62 teams in total. -
First Professional Team
The first openly professional baseball team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings. -
N.A.B.B.P.
National Association of Baae Ball Players was formed. -
First Home Run
The first home run hit in MLB history was by Ezra Sutton of the Cleveland Forest Citys on May 8, 1871 against the Chicago White Stockings in the National Association. Sutton hit a second home run in the game to be the player to hit the first and second home runs in MLB history. -
The End of N.A.B.B.P.
The N.A.B.B.P. ends and lasts 5 years with only 5 teams completing their 5th season. -
The National League
National League was born and has been active ever since. The charter member teams were; Boston Red Caps, Chicago White Stockings, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Hartford Dark Blues, Louisville Grays, New York Mutuals, Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Brown Stockings. -
Baseball known Internationally
In 1888, the Chicago Baseball club introduced the game to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, North Africa and Egypt by playing the game for a large audience. -
The American League
The American League was formed. -
NAPBL
The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed. -
The First Black Baseball Player
A man named Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to ever play the game professionally.
