Sports:
Baseball (3322)
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Definition |
Baseball, in the simplest
definition, is a game that consists of two teams that is played
upon a baseball field. Each team alternates offensive and
defensive play. A game normally consists of nine innings. An
inning consists of one offensive period and one defensive period.
Each offensive and defensive period consists of 3 outs. The
offensive team scores a run when a member of the team successfully
navigates around the bases. The offensive team reaches base by
hitting the ball thrown by the defensive team. The defensive team
can stop the offensive runner by touching the offensive player
with the ball, touching the base before the offensive player
reaches the base, or by catching the offensive player's hit in the
air before the ball touches the ground. This is called an out. The
team that has the most runs at the end of the game determines the
winner of the game.
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Introduction |
The game of baseball is a direct
descendent of American 'Town Ball', a schoolyard game played in early
America.
The history of baseball is marred with controversies and congressional
actions. It is common myth that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in
1839. The United States Congress recognized Doubleday as the inventor
of baseball for 50 years. It was later proven by historians that
Alexander Cartwright held the rightful claim of inventing the first
rules of baseball in 1845.
In the United States and Japan, professional baseball is a very
popular spectator sport with millions of fans attending professional
baseball games each year. Baseball has become America's favorite
pastime and is considered by many to be an essential social function
of modern society.
Baseball is played at most every age level in organized sports,
including the very young. In 2003, Little League Baseball boasted over
2.3 million children worldwide participating in organized youth
baseball sports.
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