Important baseball dates

The Original Knickerbockers

Aug 4, 1845

First baseball book went public, here the origins of baseball starts to gorw.

Team scoring changes

Jun 19, 1846

Team scoring the most runs wins, prior it was first team to 21 runs.

Candy Cummings

Apr 23, 1860

Candy Cummings is credited with throwing the first curveball.

Fair ground balls

Sep 6, 1864

Fair balls caught on the bounce are not out.

Strikes

Aug 23, 1868

Called strikes are allowed.

National League

Apr 22, 1876

First game in the history of the National League is played.

Moses Walker

May 1, 1884

Moses Walkeris the first black player to play in a major league game.

American League

Apr 17, 1901

First game in the history of the American League is played.

World Series

Oct 1, 1903

First World Series game is played.

Broadcast Radio

Aug 5, 1921

First Baseball game is broadcast on the radio.