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Earliest known reference of Baseball from England is in a 1744 publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book by John Newbery. It contains a wood-cut illustration of boys playing "baseball" (showing a similar set-up to the modern game) and a rhymed description of the game. Also, a British letter dating from 1748 by Lady Hervey describes how the then Prince of Wales diverted his time playing baseball. The English author Jane Austen specifically mentions the game of baseball in her novel, Northanger Abbey, being played by the protagonist, Catherine Moreland.
The English lawyer William Bray recorded a game of baseball on Easter Monday 1755 in Guidlford, Surrey, England; Bray's diary was verified authentic in September 2008.
By 1796 the rules of the English game were well enough established to earn a mention in German scholar Johann Gutmuts book on popular pastimes, that described "Englische Base-ball" involving a contest between two teams, in which "the batter has three attempts to hit the ball while at the home plate"; only one out was required to retire a side. These rules pre-date any American by over 50 years.
The first recorded baseball contest took place in 1846. Cartwright's Knickerbockers lost to the New York Baseball Club in a game at the Elysian Fields, in Hoboken, New Jersey.
The first openly professional team suited up in 1869 but men were being paid under the table or by other methods long before that. The first successful professional league, National Association, began in 1871. The first widely recognized major league was the National League in 1876.
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When was baseball invented and by who?
alexander joy cartwright invented baseball in 1845
What is the name of the person invented baseball?
Abner Doubleday invented baseball.
What is the person's name that invented baseball?
Abner Doubleday invented baseball as a sport
What was invented first football or baseball?
baseball
Was baseball invented at Fort Sumter?
No, but Abner Doubleday who invented baseball's rules was stationed there as a union officer.
When was baseball invented and by who?
alexander joy cartwright invented baseball in 1845
What is the name of the person invented baseball?
Abner Doubleday invented baseball.
What is the person's name that invented baseball?
Abner Doubleday invented baseball as a sport
Was baseball invented in 1888?
no it was invented in 1744
What was invented first football or baseball?
baseball
Why is baseball invented?
While noone knows who, when or where baseball was invented, it is certain it was created for recreation.
Where and when was the baseball ball invented?
The ball was invented in Egypt and South America.
Why was the baseball bat invented?
It was invented so that when playing baseball the players could hit the baseball with something to score runs.
What price would a 1622 baseball glove sale for?
No baseball gloves were invented in 1622.MORE The game of baseball was invented in 1860.
Where is the baseball invented?
Baseball was derived from any of a number of English schoolyard games (rounders, cricket, etc.), and it is unknown when where or how baseball was invented.
Was baseball invented at Fort Sumter?
No, but Abner Doubleday who invented baseball's rules was stationed there as a union officer.
Who is the inventor of baseball?
Alexander Cartwright invented baseball.
