Baseball History

Abner Doubleday

Civil War general, falsely credited with inventing baseball.

National Baseball Hall of Fame

The place where the best players, moments, eras and teams have been memorialized. It is stationed in Cooperstown, New York.

Babe Ruth

Referred to as the first/best home run hitter in baseball history. Even called best player, for he was a great pitcher.

New York Yankees

Have won most World Series in baseball history at 27.

Bill Mazeroski and Joe Carter

Hit the only two walk-off home runs to win the World Series.

Cincinnati Reds

Were the first professional baseball team.

Boston Red Sox

Won the first World Series in 1903. And are the only team in baseball history to win a series after being down three games to none.

Jackie Robinson

First African American to play Major League Baseball.

Fleet Walker

First African American to play professional baseball.

Bill Wambsganss

Turned first and only unassisted triple play in postseason baseball history.

Neal Ball

Turned first unassisted triple play in baseball history.

1919 Chicago White Sox

Eight players on the 1919 Chicago White Sox were kicked out of Major League Baseball for purposely losing the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds for money.

Rounders and Cricket

Sports that baseball was supposedly based off of.

Hoboken, New Jersey

Supposedly the birth place of baseball.

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

When World War ll struck, women had a baseball league, which kept the love of the game alive.

Ted Williams

Red Sox left fielder who hit .406 at end of 1941 season (last player to hit over .400)(baseball had a great year) was a pilot in WWII

Pete Rose

Most career hits, at 4,256. Banned from baseball for betting that his team would win.

Roger Maris

Broke Babe Ruth's single season home run record, of 60, in 1961.

Mariano Rivera

Last player to wear number 42. Has the most career saves in baseball history at 652.

Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb

First five players inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame.