The Origins of Baseball


Trap ball, a colonial American bat and ball game, is displayed at Colonial Williamsburg.
Baseball evolved from many bat and ball games played by the English colonists.

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January 15, 2004

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Background image, an old-timer (George Herman Ruth) takes his cuts. during the 1940s.Photo provided by William R. Conroy.