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Block discovered that the first recorded game of "Base-Ball" took place in 1749 in Surrey, and featured the Prince of Wales as a player. [11] William Bray, an English lawyer, recorded a game of baseball on Easter Monday 1755 in Guildford, Surrey. [12] This early form of the game was apparently brought to Canada by English immigrants.
The wearying travel schedule and 162-game season meant that amphetamines, usually in the form of pep pills known as "greenies", had been widespread in baseball since at least the 1960s. [71] Baseball's drug scene was no particular secret, having been discussed in Sports Illustrated [ 72 ] and in Jim Bouton 's groundbreaking book Ball Four , but ...
This is a list of seasons of Major League Baseball 1870s. Year National League Champion 1876: Chicago White Stockings: 1877: Boston Red Caps: 1878: 1879: Providence ...
The first baseball almanac, Beadle's Dime Base-Ball Player edited by Henry Chadwick, begins publication. [9] 1860 February 22 – First recorded baseball game played in San Francisco, California between the San Francisco Eagles and the San Francisco Red Rovers. [10] 1860 September 28 – The first baseball game reported between two named black ...
The first officially recorded baseball game in North America was played in Beachville, Ontario, Canada, on June 4, 1838. [54] In 1845, Alexander Cartwright , a member of New York City's Knickerbocker Club , led the codification of the so-called Knickerbocker Rules , [ 55 ] which in turn were based on rules developed in 1837 by William R ...
It was exactly 64 years ago that the first baseball game was broadcast on television in color. WCBS-TV in New York City broadcast the Boston Braves beating the Brooklyn Dodgers by an 8-1 score.
Grand slam on first career pitch 2: Daniel Nava. June 12, 2010 [17] [a] Three sacrifice flies in a game 12: José López. April 15, 2008 [14] 10 or more runs batted in during a game 17: Baseball Almanac: Hitting for the natural cycle: 14: Baseball Almanac: 6 singles in a 9-inning game 18: Baseball Almanac: 4 home runs in a game 18: Baseball ...
List of Major League Baseball career records; List of Major League Baseball single-season records; List of Major League Baseball single-game records; List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable; List of Major League Baseball record breakers by season; List of Major League Baseball individual streaks