History of Baseball

By Kreleronz

  • NABBP Formed

    Created the first baseball association with rules.

  • Crona King's Game

    First game to charge admission.

  • Expanding the game,

    The "New York" style baseball expanded the game of baseball into a national organization throughout the 1860's.

  • NABBP Meeting

    The NABBP met to declare that clubs who pay players to play could describe themselves as "professionals".

  • National Association of Professional Base Ball Players

    NAPBBP started which created the first "major league."

  • NAPBBP Ended

    The NAPBBP's "major league" ended.

  • Western League

    The Western League inspired the creation of the major league we know today.

  • Nation Baseball League

    The NBLA that we know today is created from the inspiration of the Western League

  • NBLA Signed

    The National Baseball League signed a contract to allow a "World Series" into their series of games to pronounce a championship team.

  • Negro Leagues

    The Negro Leagues were introduced to baseball which helped integrate African Americans into baseball as well as causing racism to die down.