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The History of Baseball

By adamsaro000
  • The Begining

    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

    First Game

    The first game of baseball was between the Kickerbockers and a cricket team.
  • First Base Ball Convention

    First Base Ball Convention

    Talk about a National Association of Base Ball Player. 22 teams attended this meeting
  • Second Convention

    Second Convention

    http://Includes new teams from New Jersey and a total of 49 clubs.
  • Third N.A.B.B.P. Meeting

    Third N.A.B.B.P. Meeting

    Meeting becomes an anual event. There are now 62 teams in total.
  • First Professional Team

    First Professional Team

    The first openly professional baseball team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
  • N.A.B.B.P.

    N.A.B.B.P.

    National Association of Baae Ball Players was formed.
  • First Home Run

    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 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

    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

    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

    The American League was formed.
  • NAPBL

    NAPBL

    The National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues was formed.
  • The First Black Baseball Player

    The First Black Baseball Player

    A man named Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player to ever play the game professionally.