By: Jonathan Rakes

Baseball: America’s National Pastime

The Creation of BaseballBaseball was first

invented by Alexander Cartwright in 1845. The sport was created to escape their office lives and get some exercise after a long days work.

One game consists of nine inningsEach team gets three outs per inningEach hitter gets three strikes to get a hitThere are nine positions, consisting of

Pitcher Catcher First Basemen Second Basemen Shortstop Third Baseball Right Fielder Left Fielder Center fielder

Basic Rules of Baseball

The first game of baseball was played on June 19, 1846.

The New York Nine defeated the Knickbockers 23-1 in four innings

Notable players during this era includes Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, and Rogers Hornsby

The Beginning of Baseball (1846-1946)

Home runs are more prevalent now than ever before (“chicks dig the long ball”)

Fields are more elaborate and electronically enhanced (thanks to CIS 100 classes)

Notable players of the new era include Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Roger Clemens

Baseball as it is Now

Braves Phillies Marlins Mets Nationals Rockies

Giants Dodgers Diamondbacks Padres Reds Astros

Pirates Brewers Cardinals Cubs Rays Orioles

Blue Jays Red Sox Tigers Twins Royals Indians

White Sox Mariners Rangers Athletics Angels Yankees

Major League Teams

Famous Baseball Fields

Fun Facts!!!

-The New York Yankees have won 26 World Series titles, more than any other team- Cal Ripken holds the major league record of playing in 2,632 consecutive games- Satchel Paige played in the major leagues until he was 59 years old!- The Baseball Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, NY

The largest number of home runs hit in a season is 73 by Barry Bonds

The longest hitting streak in a single season is held by Joe DiMaggio

Most hits in a career is by Pete Rose with 4,256 hits

Most home runs hit in a career is 762, also by Barry Bonds

Monumental Records

The strike lasted from August 12, 1994 to April 2, 1995

The World Series was cancelled for the first time since 1994

The Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), who were expected to win their first World Series, never got the opportunity

The Strike of 1994

Bull DurhamRookie of the Year

The RookieAngels in the Outfield

The SandlotMr. Baseball

Major LeagueThe Scout

Field of Dreams

Movies Related to Baseball

I played baseball for ten years, from little league to high school baseball

I had the chance to play in the state tournament with Boyd County High School my junior and senior year

My Experiences with Baseball

My favorite baseball player is Chipper JonesHe has played baseball with the Atlanta

Braves his whole careerI also own a pair of his autographed batting

gloves

My Favorite Baseball Player

“ Today, I consider myself, the luckiest man, on the face of the earth.” – Lou Gehrig

“ If you live your life as a decent person, the umpire in the end will say you did it right.” – Harry Carey

“ I am 81, but I feel like I am 15 when talking baseball.” – Buck O’Neil

“ Baseball is like church. Many listen, but few understand.” – Wes Westrum

Famous Baseball Quotes

Literature Citedhttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/

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http://baseball.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_first_baseball_game_a_primer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heoa-AI42bA

Google Imageshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

1994%E2%80%9395_Major_League_Baseball_strike

http://imdb.com