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A Short Baseball History
by Regan Shaors
http://www.fleerbaseball.com
The game of baseball is said to have begun in the early 19th
century, but that's just half the truth. The game was played
much before but the first baseball clubs were formed around
that time. An Englishman named Alexander Cartwright in the
year 1845 devised the first set of rules baseball. In fact,
many of the rules listed out then are still used in the
game.
The first baseball league was formed by a group of
amateur players in 1958, It was called the National
Association of Baseball Players. And yes, in their very
first year, the National Association of Baseball Players
began charging admission to its baseball games.It was in
1868, however, that baseball hit its stride. The Civil War
was over and the Union had carried the game of baseball to
other parts of the country where it created quite a
sensation. In 1868 the National Association of Baseball
Players had delegates from well over 100 clubs across the
country.
Baseball hit its stride in 1868. After the Civil War was
over the Union had carried the game of baseball to other
parts of the country and created quite a sensation. There
were delegates from more than a hundred clubs from across
the country in 1868 in the National Association of Baseball
Players.
Even as late as 1960, rival leagues tried to make their way
into American baseball. All of them failed to leave any
significant mark, and the game is still ruled today by the
National and American leagues. And throughout the last part
of the 20th century, baseball became both a game of
strategy and hitting. Pitching and home run hitting,
though, are the baseball benchmarks of today. Baseball
teams are either big winners or big losers, depending on
the strength of their bullpens and their home run hitters.
And the cost of admission still continues to rise.
Throughout the early 20th century, the game of baseball
depended more and more on the hitting of home runs, and less
on strategy. Great baseball players like Babe Ruth
completely revolutionized the game with his prowess at
hitting home runs. Indeed, it is largely due to the 'Babe'
that baseball became one of the most popular sports in
America. And it was thanks to Babe Ruth that the tradition
to pay to see Babe Ruth play started.
The game of baseball is still ruled by the National and
American leagues, despite rival leagues leaving no stone
unturned to make a mark in the American Baseball. The few
changes that have happened in the game are the game becoming
a test of both strategy and hitting. However, the yardsticks
for baseball now are pitching and home run hitting. The fate
of the teams is decided by the strengths of the team's bull
pens and the home-run hitters.
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