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Why is softball called softball?

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12y ago

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Although Softballs are hard, they used to be an alternative to Baseball for those who wanted a softer ball. It was big, soft, and squishy. The softball was then changed to a harder ball but the name stuck.

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Although many people assume that softball was derived from baseball, the sport's first game actually came about because of a football game. The history of softball dates back to Thanksgiving Day of 1887 when several alumni sat in the Chicago, IL Farragut Boat Club anxiously awaiting the outcome of the Yale vs. Harvard football game. When Yale was announced as winner, a Yale alumnus playfully threw a boxing glove at a Harvard supporter. The Harvard fan swung at the balled-up glove with a stick, and the rest of the group looked on with interest. George Hancock, a reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade, jokingly called out "Play ball!" and the fist softball game commenced with the football fans using the boxing glove as a ball and a broom handle in place of a bat.

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14y ago

Well actually another name for baseball is hardball which are played by males. Softball is a name for what girls play. The name of the sport was actually named by the ball. Softball, a ball that is soft. They kept the sport simple.

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12y ago
  • They use softballs to pitch, throw, and hit with. but they are not soft
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Then why is the ball called a softball

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15y ago

Because it is less dense than a hard ball.

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15y ago

haha because you dont smash the ball at people you kinda hit it softly but yer i understand what your sying loll i would prob ask the same question... even though i no the answer =)

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A softball is called a softball because its core is soft and sponge like. The outside is definately not soft but the core is!

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