Baseball Timeline By s1133 1839 Baseball is invented 1866 Vassar College fields the first ever women's baseball team 1867 The first recorded curve ball is thrown by Candy Cummings. 1876 The National League is created when the Chicago White Stockings beat Louisville 4-0. 1890 Cy Young pitches in the Majors for the first time. 1900 The American League is founded. 1904 Alta Weiss becomes the first woman to play professional baseball for the Vermilion Independents. 1921 Baseball is heard for the first time over the radio. 1947 Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier 2016 The Chicago Cubs win their first World Series title in 108 years, breaking the longest championship drought in American pro sports history.