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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