How many years has baseball been invented?

Answer 1

Abner Doubleday invented baseball in 1839. It was played in the civil war by troops.

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Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball. This is a myththat was widely believed, despite the fact no evidence (not even from Abner himself) has been put forward. He may have devised rules for the game, but he did not invent it. There is much evidence pointing to the true origins of America's favourite pastime.

Variations of the game have been played for centuries. One version was played in Russia as far back as the 1300s. Jane Austen, in one of her books, refers to a game called "base-ball" being played in her book Northanger Abbey. There are some similarities between the game of cricket and baseball to indicate the two games are related.

The first recorded account of what we recognize today as baseball was in June 4,1838 in Beachville, Ontario Canada (although it was likely played long before this date)

But the real father of American baseball was Alexander Cartwright of New York City. In 1845 he laid down the basic rules of the game and established the first baseball team, the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club.