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      The History of Baseball – Beginnings

      In England a game called “Rounders” was popular and had similar features to what we now call Baseball. The game was brought to New England by the colonists. The earliest mention of baseball was a 1791 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, ordinance that banned the playing of baseball within 80 yards of the town meeting house.

      In “Rounders,” the batter was judged to be out when the fielder hit him with a ball. That was a bit rough so, in 1845, in America, a group of enthusiasts in New York founded the New York Knickerbocker Baseball Club and under the leadership of Alexander J. Cartwright and the club's by-laws committee, which included William R. Wheaton and William H. Tucker, formalized a set of rules for the game. One major rule was that a fielder could get a base runner out by tagging him with a ball, instead of hitting him as was done in Rounders. Because of that, a hard ball could now be used and along with the adoption of the diamond-shaped infield, foul lines and three-strike rule, the Knickerbocker Rules formed the basis of modern Baseball as we know it today.

      Baseball became an organized sport in the 1840s and 1850s. Many early baseball teams were formed in New York City and Brooklyn, however, the team members were amateurs, as they were not paid for their skills.

      The first all-professional baseball team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The Club President, Aaron B. Champion, decided to pay his players for their expertise and efforts. The first known competitive game between two clubs under the new Knickerbocker Rules was played at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 19, 1846 between the New York Nine (the remnants of a team called the Gothams) and Knickerbockers. The New York Nine won.

      The Knickerbocker Rules were quickly adopted by teams in the New York area.

      MLB Team Divisions

      Division
      Team
      Established
      American League East
      New York Yankees
      1901
      American League East
      Boston Red Sox
      1901
      American League East
      Toronto Blue Jays
      1977
      American League East
      Baltimore Orioles
      1901
      American League East
      Tampa Bay Rays
      1998
      American League Central
      Chicago White Sox
      1901
      American League Central
      Cleveland Guardians
      1901
      American League Central
      Detroit Tigers
      1901
      American League Central
      Kansas City Royals
      1969
      American League Central
      Minnesota Twins
      1901
      American League West
      Houston Astros
      1962
      American League West
      Texas Rangers
      1901
      American League West
      Seattle Mariners
      1977
      American League West
      Oakland Athletics
      1901
      American League West
      Los Angeles Angels
      1961
      National League East
      Atlanta Braves
      1871
      National League East
      New York Mets
      1962
      National League East
      Philadelphia Phillies
      1883
      National League East
      Miami Marlins
      1993
      National League East
      Washington Nationals
      1969
      National League Central
      Chicago Cubs
      1876
      National League Central
      St. Louis Cardinals
      1882
      National League Central
      Cincinnati Reds
      1882
      National League Central
      Milwaukee Brewers
      1969
      National League Central
      Pittsburgh Pirates
      1882
      National League West
      Los Angeles Dodgers
      1883
      National League West
      San Francisco Giants
      1883
      National League West
      San Diego Padres
      1969
      National League West
      Arizona Diamondbacks
      1998
      National League West
      Colorado Rockies
      1993