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Reporters described baseball as a mania back in the 1840s; the sport was already established as a popular pastime whenCivil War soldiers on both sides played it as a diversion. Many veterans took the game home after the war and it became a great unif
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Where did baseball originate from?
The History of BaseballThe Origins of The Great Game of Baseball. Baseball is thought to have originated as a game called “rounders” in England and gained popularity in the United States in the …Som
1869
Why is baseball so popular in America?
It has an infrastructure at school level to supportThe country wins or competes in major true ‘world’ tournamentsIt is fairly unique and exciting with no other sport being even remotely similarIt should
1850’s
Ever since the first baseball ball was commercially made in the1850’s,it has been a vital part of the sport and even has its own history. Since then,the ball has gone through many transformations in the 19th century on its way to becoming the
Civil War
Baseball became more popular and widespread due to theCivil War. Prior to that,it competed with cricket as the most played sport,as well as the most popular one. Professionalism – Leagues and Rivalries Baseball became more than a simple g
June 19, 1846
What was the first MLB game ever played?
Led by Harry and George Wright (no, not those Wright brothers ), the Red Stockings, precursors to MLB’s Cincinnati Reds, played baseball’s first pro game on May 4, 1869, against the amateur G