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Abner Doubleday is credited with inventing baseball in Cooperstown, New York.
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History of Baseball
Here are the events from the time baseball was invented to today's all star players. -
Alexander Joy Cartwright develops the rules of baseball.
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The first official game of baseball is played between the Knickerbockers and a group of cricket players.
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The first womens' baseball team is started by a group from Vassar College.
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Babe Ruth hits his legendary "called shot" home run against Charlie Root and the Chicago Cubs.
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The New York Mets win the World Series.
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Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa surpass Roger Maris' single-season home run record.