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The Evolution of Baseball: From Rounders to American Pastime

Explore the history and highlights of baseball, from its origins as a British working-class game to its status as a beloved American pastime. Discover key moments, iconic players, and funny quotes that showcase the unique charm of this sport.

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The Evolution of Baseball: From Rounders to American Pastime

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  1. Baseball evolved from the British working-class game of “rounders”… However, unwilling to accept this origin of a game so profoundly American, a 1907 committee decided, based on an untraceable rumor, that Abner Doubleday“invented” the game in 1839, noting especially Doubleday’s post at Fort Sumter and his command to return fire on the Confederates in the opening volley of the American Civil War (even though Doubleday “didn’t know a baseball from a kumquat”). Abner Doubleday • The first official game of baseball is played between the Knickerbockers and a group of cricket players. • 1889 The Players' League is created. • Chicago Cubs win the “World Series” for the last time that century (and still counting). • 2003ChicagoCubs come within 5 outs of the “World Series”, but blow it again (oh the horror)

  2. Major League Baseball in the USA consists of both the National and American Leagues: 30 teams (14 American and 16 National League)

  3. Game = 9 “innings” (top & bottom half) Inning = 3 “outs” 1 out = caught fly ball or, “strike-out” (3 bad swings) tag base runner with the ball “walk” = 4 bad pitches “home run” = ball hit over the wall “7th inning stretch” (bottom of 7th: fans sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”, a Chicago custom only now emulated by lesser teams) Nuts and Bolts

  4. Hank Aaron, April 8, 1974, 715 career home runs http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_74reg_040874_ladatl

  5. "If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her.” -Leo “The Lip” Durocher "I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player.“ -John Kruk

  6. Yogi Berra "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical." "So I'm ugly. I never saw anyone hit with his face." "In baseball, you don't know nothing." "I didn't really say everything I said."

  7. A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request by Steve Goodman (1948-1984) By the shore's of old Lake MichiganWhere the "hawk wind" blows so coldAn old Cub fan lay dyingIn his midnight hour that tolledRound his bed, his friends had all gatheredThey knew his time was shortAnd on his head they put this bright blue capFrom his all-time favorite sportHe told them, "Its late and its getting dark in here"And I know its time to goBut before I leave the line-upBoys, there's just one thing I'd like to know Do they still play the blues in ChicagoWhen baseball season rolls aroundWhen the snow melts away,Do the Cubbies still playIn their ivy-covered burial groundWhen I was a boy they were my pride and joyBut now they only bring fatigueTo the home of the braveThe land of the freeAnd the doormat of the National League

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