Sport in the USA
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.
From 6179 baseball pitchers started to throw
pitches like curveball and change ups to fake the
batters out.
Then from 80present is when records started to
break like home run, stolen bases and most
consecutive games played.
Basketball History
The game was invented in Springfield,
Massachusetts.