The first recorded baseball game took place in 1846 between the Knickerbockers and the New York Baseball Club. Amateur baseball games became more popular and frequent in the 1850s. In 1857, 25 amateur teams formed the first organized baseball league called the National Association of Base Ball Players. In 1869, the professional Cincinnati Red Stockings were formed and went undefeated, starting the trend of paid professional players.

1. By jaime Hernandez Martin

2. BASEBALL HISTORY
The first recorded baseball contest took place a in 1846. Cartwright's
Knickerbockers lost to the New York Baseball Club in a game at the Elysian
Fields, in Hoboken, New Jersey. These amateur games became more
frequent and more popular. In 1857, a convention of amateur teams was
called to discuss rules and other issues. Twenty five teams from the northeast
sent delegates. The following year, they formed the National Association of
Base Ball Players, the first organized baseball league. In its first year of
operation, the league supported itself by occasionally charging fans for
admission. The future looked very bright.
In 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings decided to become a completely
professional team. Brothers Harry and George Wright recruited the best
players from around the country, and beat all comers. The Cincinnati team
won sixty-five games and lost none. The idea of paid players quickly caught
on

3. Baseball knowledge cont.
•Regulation game consists of nine INNINGS, unless extended because of a tie
score, or shortened (1) because the home team needs none of its half of the ninth
inning or only a fraction of it.
(Little league -6 innings
•An INNING is that portion of a game within which the teams alternate on offense
and defense and in which there are three OUTS for each team. Each team's time at
bat is a half-inning.
•A GROUND BALL is a batted ball that rolls or bounces close to the ground.
•A FIELDER is any defensive player.
•An INFIELDER is a fielder who occupies a position in the infield.
•An OUTFIELDER is a fielder who occupies a position in the outfield, which is the
area of the playing field most distant from home base

5. BASEBALL FUNDAMENTALS
NECESSARY TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
Throwing
Fielding
Hitting
Base Running
See some of these fundamentals in the highlights on the following
slide.

6. BASEBALL EQUIPMENT

7. Click color lines

8. FAMOUS BASEBALL PARKS
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Est. 1914 home of the
Chicago Cubs
Est. April 18, 1923, "The House That Ruth Built" home
of the New York Yankees
Est. September 1911 home of the Boston Red Sox
Est. May 12, 1966

9. Est. 1914 home of the
Chicago Cubs

10. Est. September 1911 home of the Boston Red Sox