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The first published rules of baseball were written in 1845 for a New York (Manhattan) base ball club called the Knickerbockers. The author, Alexander Joy Cartwright, is one person commonly known as "the father of baseball". Where Cartwright played town ball at a vacant lot, the lot soon became unavailable and the group soon had to find and alternative way to play their game. The group than found a field called Elysian Field that cost $75 a year to rent. To foot the cost for the bill Cartwright had created a league and had teams pay to enter the league. This is where Cartwright wrote the original 20 rule set of the game of baseball. Evolution from so-called "Knickerbocker Rules" to the current rules has been document numerous times. |
Alexander Cartwright
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On June 3, 1953, Congress officially
credited Cartwright with "inventing" the
modern game of baseball, and he is a
now member of the Baseball Hall of
Fame. The actual role of Cartwright
though has been under question. Even
though he has been credited by
Congress some people and groups still
speculate that one man had officially
wrote the rules and created the game by
himself.
credited Cartwright with "inventing" the
modern game of baseball, and he is a
now member of the Baseball Hall of
Fame. The actual role of Cartwright
though has been under question. Even
though he has been credited by
Congress some people and groups still
speculate that one man had officially
wrote the rules and created the game by
himself.
One point undisputed by historians is the direct evolution from amateur
urban clubs of the 1840s and 1850s, to the modern professional major
leagues that began in the 1870s.
urban clubs of the 1840s and 1850s, to the modern professional major
leagues that began in the 1870s.
The founder of baseball, Alexander Cartwright was born in New York City
April 20th, 1820. Cartwright has held down a few jobs and when he worked
as a firefighter at the knickerbocker station in New York. Cartwright of
course enjoyed playing baseball and he use d to play a game called town
ball. It is thought that the rules that Cartwright wrote had came from
similar rules that were used while playing town ball. Abner Doubleday was
another "Father of Baseball" but Cartwright is the official "Father of
Baseball".
April 20th, 1820. Cartwright has held down a few jobs and when he worked
as a firefighter at the knickerbocker station in New York. Cartwright of
course enjoyed playing baseball and he use d to play a game called town
ball. It is thought that the rules that Cartwright wrote had came from
similar rules that were used while playing town ball. Abner Doubleday was
another "Father of Baseball" but Cartwright is the official "Father of
Baseball".