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Baseball is invented
Abner Doubleday is credited with inventing baseball in Cooperstown, New York -
The rules of the game are made
Alexander Joy Cartwright develops the rules of baseball. -
The first official game is played
The first official game was played between a team called the Knickerbockers and a team of cricket players. -
The first curve ball is thrown
The first recorded curve ball was thrown by Candy Cummings. -
The Boston Red Stockings is formed
Another pro team was formed, this time in Boston. They were called the Boston Red Stockings. -
The first baseball league is formed
The National League was formed by William Hubert -
The American Baseball Association is started
Another league was begun in 1882. It was called the American Baseball Association, or the Beer and Whiskey League. -
The first African-American in baseball
Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first African-American to play professional baseball. -
The World Series is created
The first World Series was played between the Pittsburg Pirates and the Boston Pilgrims. -
The first baseball strike goes into effect
Players went on their first strike. It wouldn't be the last. -
Babe Ruth makes baseball history
Babe Ruth makes baseball history -
The Baseball Hall of Fame is Open
The Baseball Hall of Fame is opened this year. They inducted five players into their first Hall of Fame -
The World Series on the big screen
1947 was the first year that the World Series was played on television. The baseball fever caught on, and baseball is still one of the most popular sports in America today!