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WHen we began to play baseball.
Americans began playing baseball on in formal teams, using local rules, in the early 1800s. -
Invention of the feild.
Alexander Joy Cartwright invented the modern baseball field in 1845. -
The first offical rules.
Alexander Cartwright devised the first rules and regulations for the modern game of baseball today in 1845. -
1st recorded game.
The first recorded game was in1846. -
National Pastime.
By the 1860s the sport was being described as America's "national pastime." -
First professional team.
In 1869 the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first open-salaried team and considered the first professional team. -
1st team.
The first organized baseball league was formed in 1876.