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The Olden Days of Baseball in America

Published on Feb 03, 2016

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The Olden Days of Baseball in America

by Mrs. Tilden
Photo by Ken Lund

In 1865, they called baseball "rounders".

Baseball is the national pastime because so many people like to play the game.

"Now with one man on base, her hero smacked the ball right out of the park."

There are two baseball leagues one is the National League. The other one is the American League

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"America’s Great Depression would last the entire decade, and baseball would hardly be immune from its effects."

Most large cities in the eastern U.S. had a baseball team by the early 20th century.

Western cities got teams by asking them to move from eastern cities.

Extension of
The Year of the Boar
and Jackie Robinson
by Betty Boa Lord