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Softball.

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  • invented.

    invented.
    baseball was invented in 1887 in Chicago as an indoor game.

  • the first game.

    the first game.
    the first game took place at the Farragut Boat Club, 1887 on thanksgiving day.

  • first softall bat

    first softall bat
    The first bat was only a broken off broom handle.

  • rules of the game.

    rules of the game.
    the first rules were published in 1889

  • first softball leauge

    first softball leauge
    The first softball league outside the United States was organized in Toronto in 1897.

  • officially.

    officially.
    By 1913, the game was officially adopted by the Minneapolis Park Board and was played in parks and on playgrounds all over the city

  • the name.

    the name.
    softball was given the name in 1926

  • ASA

    ASA
    the Amateur Softball Association was founded in the fall of 1933. The Association brought rules that became standardized and were needed to the game.

  • first British game.

    first British game.
    The first British women's softball league was established in 1952.

  • slow pitch

    slow pitch
    Slow pitch was formally recognized in 1953 when it was added to the program of the Amateur Softball Association

  • womans fastpitch softball.

    womans fastpitch softball.
    In 1991, women's fast-pitch softball was selected to debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics

  • olymipcs

    olymipcs
    softball became an Olympic sport in 1996