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The History of Baseball

The History of Baseball. Kyle Schmitt ETE 100-01 September 25 th , 2009. The History of Baseball. The Progression, Segregation, and Jackie Robinson. In the beginning…. 1845: Alexander Cartwright publishes set of rules that are widely adopted for playing the game of baseball

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The History of Baseball

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  1. The History of Baseball Kyle Schmitt ETE 100-01 September 25th, 2009

  2. The History of Baseball The Progression, Segregation, and Jackie Robinson

  3. In the beginning… • 1845: Alexander Cartwright publishes set of rules that are widely adopted for playing the game of baseball • 1871: The first professional league formed, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players • 1876: The first major league, the National League is formed.

  4. Segregation • Just like in everyday society, baseball teams were segregated • African-Americans played on all black teams • Notable black amateur teams included the Pythian Club and the Colored Union Club • In the 1880’s professional teams were formed, including the St. Louis Black Stockings and the Cuban Giants

  5. Moses Fleetwood "Fleet" Walker • African-American catcher • Played for an integrated team, the Toldeo Blue Stockings • In 1883, the Chicago White Stockings refused to play a game against Toledo because of Walker • In 1884, he became the first black major-leaguer

  6. Segregation Continued Until Jackie Robinson • Segregation was back in full effect after the likes of Walker • Negro leagues were formed • In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier • This changed the game forever

  7. Branch Rickey • Responsible for signing Jackie Robinson • Helped integrate baseball • Sportswriter Red Smith summed up Rickey's persona: "player, manager, executive, lawyer, preacher, horse-trader, spellbinder, innovator, husband and father and grandfather, farmer, logician, obscurantist, reformer, financier, sociologist, crusader, sharper, father confessor, checker shark, friend and fighter." (Editorial page, St. Louis Post- Dispatch, Monday, October 31, 1955)

  8. Jack (John) Roosevelt Robinson • Born in Cairo, Georgia, on January 31, 1919 • Robinson attended John Muir Technical High School and Pasadena Community College before transferring to the University of California, Los Angeles. • Lettered in four sports at UCLA • Joined military and was active in civil rights

  9. Jackie Robison Continued • Dishonorably discharged from the military and joined the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues • Robinson officially broke the major league color line when he put on a Dodgers uniform, number 42, in April 1947. • This paved the way for full integration of Major League Baseball

  10. Speaker’s Notes • Talk about what this meant not only for baseball but for the United States overall…..

  11. Jackie Robinson: An American Hero

  12. Sources • (2007, April 15). Baseball, the Color Line, and Jackie Robinson. Retrieved from http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/jr1860s.html

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