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July 18th, 2007 
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Baseball is often referred to as the Great American Pastime and it is funny to think that the exact history of baseball is vastly unknown. General historians mostly believe that it is roughly based on an English game called rounders. The game grew in popular in the north east around the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. The precise name of the sport had adjusted several times from “base”, to “roundball” to “cricket” throughout the beginnings of baseball history.
At that same timeframe of the early nineteenth century a number of cities began to form teams and leagues. The sport began to grow in popularity enough that the players and patrons of the game decided that they really needed to formalize the specifics of the game. So in 1845 Alexander Cartwright began formulating a list of rules that all teams are to follow by and ironically enough a number of those rules are still followed today. Cartwright is believed to have been the actual founder of the game and not Abner Doubleday say baseball historians. Cartwright was a fireman that formulated the basic premise of the sport and is credited with creating the first teams that used to play in New York with other fireman. He was credited with forming the Knickerbockers Baseball Club which sculpted baseball history. He then decided to follow the riches of the California Gold Mine and began spreading the game westward. His travels helped to expand this new game throughout the country.
The very first game of record actually took place a year after Cartwright developed his team in 1846. Ironically his team the Knickerbockers lost to the Baseball Club in a game at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ. As word spread of this interesting game it became more popular and began to have many more participants. So in the 1850’s a number of teams in the northeast came together to discuss rules and expanding the game and in 1858 they created the National Assoc. of Baseball Players, which is recognized as the first baseball league ever created in the history of baseball.
The sport blossomed in the late 1850’s as membership grew from 100 to over 400 teams and then the Civil War came about. The 1860’s civil war time decimated the interest in baseball as there was obviously no time for baseball. Yet, interestingly enough baseball began to travel to other areas throughout the country. Once the war ended the sport began to blossom again. Teams grew and cities throughout the country began to take interest and began to play one another.
The NABP was initially supposed to only be comprised of amateur athletes but like any sport it became very competitive and the best players were compensated which obviously has stood the time of baseball history. The sport began to change in 1869 when the Cincinnati Red Stockings (soon to be the Cincinnati Reds) decided to become the first professional team and pay there players. The Wright brothers who owned the team decided to recruit the best talent from around the country and they challenged all comers. They were so good that they went 65 and 0. With such little competition the idea of creating a completely professional league was sparked and in 1871 the National Association was developed.
Then in 1876 the National League was created as the National Association was dissolved. The National League which is still in existence today had a stronghold on all the major cities of the time and maintained the best players. In the early 1900’s the American and National league were formed which as we all know still remains. These changes in the 1900’s established the two leagues, the world series and established player contracts. The history of baseball had firmly been formed and was well on its way to establishing itself as the Great American Pastime.
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What is your first cognitive memory of the game of baseball?I was 4 years-old and I remember going to see the Astros play the Dodgers in the Astrodome. We had upper deck seats but of course, I thought it was the most amazing thing being a kid and all. My favorite player was Glenn Davis at the time and I distinctly remember him getting a hit and yelling at the top of my lungs. After that, baseball pretty much consumed my life. I was told that I watched a lot of baseball on TV before that time, but I don't remember any of that.
Anyway, please share any first baseball memories or what have you. I have never seen a question exactly like this one on here, so I thought it would be a change of pace.
This is your FIRST memory, not favorite.
Nolan Ryan hate? Ouch man.
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awesome stuff man,….ama practice hard to get to yo level!
Awesome work Williamsshamir
Great video.
Much love Kat
If it was anything like National Hockey League, according to Maurice "the rocket" Richard not much….. he said that the players now get paid in a day what he would make in an entire year, that was in the 60's or so……
Pujols hit his 20th in his 63rd career game. The Brauntasaurus is one game late, hitting his 20th in his 64th career game. He broke the Brewers club record held by Bill Schroeder.
Red Sox trade 1B Jeff Bagwell to
Houston for RP Larry Anderson
Boston trades OF Brady Anderson and SP Curt Schilling to
Baltimore for RP Mike Boddicker
Seattle trades C Jason Varitek and SP Derek Lowe to
Boston for CL Heathcliff Schaub
San Fran trades Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano and Boof Boonzer to Minnesota for AJ Pierzinsky
The Mets trading Nolan Ryan to California
The Mets dealing Scott Kazmir to Tampa for Victor Zambrano
The Phillies dealing Ryan Sandsberg and Larry Bowa to the Cubs for Ivan DeJesus
The Dodgers dealing Pedro Mratinez to the Expos for David DeShields
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It almost certainly happened during the Deadball era (1901-1919). For example, in 1902, the entire National League hit only 98 home runs for the whole season.
I can recall numerous shows of Baseball Tonight where there were no homers, but I don't know if any of those happened on a day when every team was in action.
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HOLY CRAP! Comparing this to the original picture, they’re identical!
Gotta agree with Clemens.
Maybe even Rose,but Bonds is definitaly the biggest.
i use photoshop
No one knows for certain where baseball originated. However, most baseball buffs will agree that the sport is based on the English game of rounders. In the U.S., baseball became popular in the early 1800s and was originally known as townball.
Alexander Cartwright in 1845 published a list of rules which are still in place today. However, others contend it was Abner Doubleday who invented the game. However, most baseball historians believe Alexander Cartwright did indeed originate baseball.
The first ever recorded baseball game was played in 1846 between Alexander Cartwright's Knickerbockers and the New York Baseball Club.
In 1857, a meeting has held and over 25 amateur teams from the Northeast clamored together to hash out rules and other details. The following year, the National Association of Base Ball Players was formed.
I'm a Philadelphia fan, so when I first glanced at your question, I automatically knew that the Phillies have to be up there somewhere. So I did some research and found this:
(Year, Team, Wins, Losses, Percentage, Games Back)
1934 Philadelphia 56 93 .376 37
1935 Philadelphia 64 89 .418 35.5
1936 Philadelphia 54 100 .351 38
1937 Philadelphia 61 92 .399 34.5
1938 Philadelphia 45 105 .300 43
1939 Philadelphia 45 106 .298 50.5
1940 Philadelphia 50 103 .327 50
1941 Philadelphia 43 111 .279 57
1942 Philadelphia 42 109 .278 62.5
1943 Philadelphia 64 90 .416 41
1944 Philadelphia 61 92 .399 43.5
1945 Philadelphia 46 108 .299 52
Seven 100+ losing seasons over a period of twelve years, including five in a row from 1938 to 1942. The Phillies have also lost almost 10,000 games in all, and I don't think any other team is even close to that.
I agree that the Royals have been horrible, but I don't think they quite match Philly at its worst, yet. But at the rate they're going, they look like they could set some new records of their own.
awesome, keep up the good work!
I am a White Sox fan and have to say, Your ——- NUTS!
The Big Red Machine was.
Edit- The White Sox were the BEST TEAM in 05 and did something only the Yankees did once. Have one loss in the playoffs in the current format.
Also the White Sox had back, to back, to back, to back complete games pitched by the Starting Staff. The White Sox won because they had the BEST pitching and D in the league.
And also because AJ is the best Catcher since Johnny Bench. Sorry you steal first base and you become legendary to me.
Are you thinking of the Sandlot?