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History of Baseball

 

These links are general or comprehensive in nature. For more specific links, check the separate subject listings.


National Baseball Hall of Fame
You could spend HOURS clicking around this HUGE site. Online exhibits, the research library, games and activities--you name it, they have it!

Library of Congress Old-time Baseball Card Collection
Go WAY back to the beginnings of the sport with this exhibit, which shows you cards from 1887 to 1914. Among the famous pros featured are Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, and Ty Cobb.

Negro Leagues
Get the true story of the Negro Leagues, which featured some of the greatest players never to have played in the Major Leagues.

The Baseball Archive
This is online home of the Baseball Encyclopedia, which has EVERY at-bat and pitch for EVERY player who EVER played in the Major Leagues.

Famous Firsts
A very detailed listing of firsts from the Baseball Almanac.

Today in Baseball History
Click on any date on the calendar to discover what happened on that date in baseball history.

Captain Abner Doubleday
Learn more about the Army captain who, legend has it, invented baseball.

Baseball in the 19th Century
This is when baseball first started. Just about everything was different from what it is today. Get the story from the very first days.

 

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