Spread of baseball project
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* To learn more about the committee, visit the [http://research.sabr.org/origins/committee-info Origins committee site]. | * To learn more about the committee, visit the [http://research.sabr.org/origins/committee-info Origins committee site]. | ||
* For an introduction to the current state of knowledge on the origins of the modern game, visit the [http://research.sabr.org/origins/resources resources page] on the committee site. | * For an introduction to the current state of knowledge on the origins of the modern game, visit the [http://research.sabr.org/origins/resources resources page] on the committee site. | ||
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Modern baseball is first seen in the Knickerbocker Rules, which were written in 1845 in New York City. By the late 1860s, “baseball fever” had carried the “New York game” far and wide in North America, and the worldwide spread began. We hope that a community effort to dig up facts on its arrival in many local areas will allow us to see how (and eventually, why) baseball reached some areas early and others only later on. In each locality, we hope to learn: | Modern baseball is first seen in the Knickerbocker Rules, which were written in 1845 in New York City. By the late 1860s, “baseball fever” had carried the “New York game” far and wide in North America, and the worldwide spread began. We hope that a community effort to dig up facts on its arrival in many local areas will allow us to see how (and eventually, why) baseball reached some areas early and others only later on. In each locality, we hope to learn: | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 4 March 2010
A history of the early playing of baseball and the locations and people involved. This project is associated with SABR's Origins Research Committee.
- To learn more about the committee, visit the Origins committee site.
- For an introduction to the current state of knowledge on the origins of the modern game, visit the resources page on the committee site.
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The Spread of Baseball Project
Modern baseball is first seen in the Knickerbocker Rules, which were written in 1845 in New York City. By the late 1860s, “baseball fever” had carried the “New York game” far and wide in North America, and the worldwide spread began. We hope that a community effort to dig up facts on its arrival in many local areas will allow us to see how (and eventually, why) baseball reached some areas early and others only later on. In each locality, we hope to learn:
- When the first game occurred that used modern rules
- When the first local baseball club formed
- What game or games preceded modern baseball
Even in the mid-1850s, US newspapers were reporting much more cricket and horse-racing than baseball. That all changed, and dramatically. We’re asking when, how, and why, baseball so suddenly ensconced itself as America’s national pastime.
Where early baseball was played
The number next to each region indicates how many records the project currently has in that region. The project currently contains a total of 0 records of early baseball and predecessor games.
United States
North and South America
Europe and Asia
Africa, Oceania, and other areas
Compiled information
These pages have a master list of all approved games, clubs, and predecessor games. Each also contains a link at the top for a CSV download of the data in the tables.