Sport in the USA
The NFL consisted of only 10 teams, from
19461949, then gradually grew more.
By 1970 there were two divisions the AFL and NFL.
NFL had 16 teams and the AFL had 10 teams
Then in 1993 the NFL consisted of 30 teams and
only 2 more teams have joined since then.
Baseball History
Baseball is known throughout America as the
National Pastime.
The inventor of baseball was Alexander Joy
Cartwright who lived in Cooperstown New York.
In the early 1900s1920 baseball was known as
Dead Ball because they would use the same ball
throughout the entire game.
In 1920 the Boston Red Sox sent the greatest
player ever to play Babe Ruth to the Yankees for
125,000.
Baseball History
Baseball has gone through many changes over the
years.
through19461960 baseball changed from basic
hitting to a more powerful offense like home
runs, and these were the years that they allowed
African Americans to play.