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A Brief History:

Baseball is an immensely popular game played between two teams of nine players each.

The basic implements used in the game are a leather-covered ball, wooden bats for hitting the ball, and gloves for catching it.

The popular myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 1839, is without foundation.

Actually, baseball evolved from cricket and rounders. Baseball is played on an area divided into an infield of standard proportions and an outfield of varied dimensions. The infield is square, with 90 ft (27.4 m) on each side.

The teams play nine innings, alternating in the field and at bat, with the home team batting last. The first professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, won 91 and tied 1 of their first 92 games in 1869-70.

Their success helped spread professionalism, and the National Association of Professional Base-Ball Players operated a league for five years (1871-75) until the owners formed the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs in 1876 and made baseball a business.


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Baseball Canada # of clubs

2212 Gladwin Crescent Ste. A7
 
Ottawa  ON  KlB 5N1  
PH: (613) 748-5606FAX: (613) 748-5767  
Jim Baba Director General  
 
info@baseball.ca  
http://www.baseball.ca
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
2000
# of tournaments/events
3000
# of participants
400,000
 
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Baseball Alberta # of clubs

11759 Groat Road
 
Edmonton  AB  T5M 3K6  
PH: (780) 427-8943FAX: (780) 427-9032  
 
 
admin@baseballalberta.com  
http://www.baseballalberta.com
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
200
# of tournaments/events
300
# of participants
40,000
 
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Baseball BC # of clubs

1367 West Broadway, Ste. 200
 
Vancouver  BC  V6H 4A9  
PH: (604) 737-3031FAX: (604) 737-3098  
 
 
info@baseball.bc.ca  
http://www.baseball.bc.ca
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
210
# of tournaments/events
315
# of participants
42,000
 
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Manitoba Baseball Association # of clubs

200 Main St.
 
Winnipeg  MB  R3C 4M2  
PH: (204) 925-5763FAX: (204) 925-5792  
 
 
morgan.baseball@sport.mb.ca  
http://www.mbbaseball.ca
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
100
# of tournaments/events
150
# of participants
20000
 
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Baseball New Brunswick # of clubs

900 Hanwell Rd - Unit 13
 
Fredericton  NB  E3B 6A3  
PH: (506) 451-1329FAX: (506) 451-1325  
 
 
baseballnb2003@nb.aibn.com  
http://www.baseballnb.ca
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
50
# of tournaments/events
75
# of participants
10000
 
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Newfoundland Amateur Baseball # of clubs

83 Ashford Drive
 
Mount Pearl  NF  A1N 3N7  
PH: (709) 368-2819FAX: (709) 368-6080  
 
 
nlbaseball@nl.rogers.com  
http://www.sport.ca/nlbaseball
 
Association Publication:  
 No
40
# of tournaments/events
60
# of participants
8000
 
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Baseball Nova Scotia # of clubs

5516 Spring Garden Rd - 4th Floor
 
Halifax  NS  B3G 1L6  
PH: (902) 425-5450FAX: (902) 425-5606  
 
 
baseball@sportnovascotia.ca  
http://www.baseballnovascotia.com
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
50
# of tournaments/events
75
# of participants
10000
 
SPORT SOURCE DIRECTORY ON-LINE

Ontario Baseball Association # of clubs

131 Sheldon Drive - Unit 3
 
Cambridge  ON  N1R 6S2  
PH: (519) 740-3900FAX: (519) 740-6311  
 
 
baseball@baseballontario.com  
http://www.baseballontario.com
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
1000
# of tournaments/events
1500
# of participants
200000
 
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PEI Amateur Baseball Association # of clubs

P.O. Box 302
 
Charlottetown  PE  C1A 7K7  
PH: (902) 368-4208FAX:  
 
 
kmcintosh@sportpei.pe.ca  
http://www.baseballpei.ca
 
Association Publication:  
 No
15
# of tournaments/events
22
# of participants
4000
 
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Baseball Quebec # of clubs

4545 ave. Pierre de Coubertin, CP1000 M
 
Montreal  QC  H1V 3R2  
PH: (514) 252-3075FAX: (514) 252-3134  
 
 
info@baseballquebec.qc.ca  
http://www.baseballquebec.com
 
Association Publication:  
 Yes
500
# of tournaments/events
750
# of participants
100000
 
SPORT SOURCE DIRECTORY ON-LINE

Saskatchewan Baseball Association # of clubs

1870 Lorne Street
 
Regina  SK  S4P 2L7  
PH: (306) 780-9237FAX: (306) 352-3669  
Mel Murray President  
 
skbaseball.regina@sk.sympatico.ca  
http://www.saskbaseball.ca
 
Association Publication:  
 
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Baseball Yukon # of clubs

4061-4th Avenue
 
Whitehorse  YT  Y1A 1H1  
PH: (867) 668-4236FAX: (867) 667-4237  
Cindy Henderson Secretary/Treasurer  
 
info@sportyukon.com  
http://www.sportyukon.com
 
Association Publication:  
 
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