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Baseball
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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