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The History of Baseball

By dan.d'alessandro

  • When Baseball was Invented

    When Baseball was Invented
    Baseball was invented on June 19, 1839 by Abner Doubleday.

  • MLB Rules

    MLB Rules
    In 1845, Alexander Joy Cartweight created the first set of Major League Baseball rules.

  • The First MLB Season

    The First MLB Season
    The first MLB season started on the date of April 22, 1876 and ended in the same year on October 4.

  • First Perfect Game

    First Perfect Game
    On June 12, in 1880 Lee Richmond threw the very first perfect game in MLB history. A perfect game is when a pitcher doesn't allow any hits, walks, or any base runners.

  • The First MLB World Series Champions

    The First MLB World Series Champions
    The Boston American's, now called the Boston Red Sox, won the very first World Series that the MLB hosted on October 31, of 1903.

  • Baseball & Slavery

    Baseball & Slavery
    On April 15 of 1947, a young man named Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first African- American MLB player. The MLB color barrier was where African-American baseball players could not play with white baseball players. Many people thought it was Jackie Robinson but they were wrong.