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Who Invented Baseball?

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For the first half of the 20th century, the origin of baseball was clear enough: A man named Abner Doubleday invented America’s pastime in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York, the present home of the Hall of Fame. It was a good story, especially since Doubleday

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Baseball Facts

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  Baseball has been around a long time, and many interesting things have happened during its history. Here are 23 cool facts about America’s pastime. Prior to 1931, any fly ball that bounced over the outfield fence was a home run. Amazingly, Babe Ruth was