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Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday is credited with inventing baseball in Cooperstown, New York. -
Alexander Joy Cartwright
In 1845 Alexander Joy Cartwright develops the rules of baseball -
First official baseball game
The first official game of baseball is played between the Knickerbockers and a group of cricket players. -
California
California enters the union -
The Civil war
The American Civil War begins -
First Women's baseball team
The first women's baseball team is started by a group from Vassar College. -
Candy Cummings
Candy Cummings throws the first curveball in baseball. -
The Cincinnati Red Stockings
An all-professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, takes the field for the first time. -
The National League
The National League is established, with William Hulbert as president. -
Custer's Defeat
Custer’s defeat at Little BigHorn. -
1877 Louisville Grays scandal
1877 Louisville Grays scandal. Four players, including star pitcher Jim Devlin, were banned from professional baseball for life for throwing games for money -
American Baseball Association created
American Baseball Association, also known as the Beer and Whiskey League, is created. -
The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge opens -
Moses Fleetwood Walker
Moses Fleetwood Walker becomes the first African-American player in the Major Leagues. -
Pete Browning
Pete Browning uses the first Louisville Slugger bat. -
The Players League
The Players’ League is created. -
Cy Young
Cy Young takes the mound in the Major Leagues for the first time. -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island opens as an immigration station -
The Spanish – American War
In 1898 the Spanish - American war begins
