Important Facts About Baseball

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Important Facts About Baseball
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When it was invented and by whom

• Alexander Cartwright
• Abner Doubleday was said to be the founder but we
  later found out that baseball wasnt really
  invented by anyone but a game that changed over
  time
• First team to play under modern rules was the new
  York knickerbockers on June 19th, 1846
• First Pro team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings

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Dimensions of the Field

• Pitchers mound is 606 away from home plate
• Home plate is 17 inches wide
• 90 between base each base
• Distance from home to second is 127 feet
• Outfield walls vary by field or stadium

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Famous Players

• Cy Young
• Most career wins by any pitcher
• Babe Ruth
• 2nd most homeruns of all time with 714
• Jackie Robinsons
• First black man to play pro baseball
• Hank Aaron
• Most homeruns by any pro baseball player with 755
• Nolan Ryan
• All time leader in pitched strikeouts with 5,714
• Cal Ripken J.r.
• Most consecutive games played with out a day off
  with 2,632