BASEBALL    HISTORY

World Series History

BASEBALL RULES - CHRONOLOGY THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY THE DEAD BALL ERA 1900-1919 1919 BLACK SOX SCANDAL

1st   curveball     Candy Cummings 1867	1st   player 3,000   hits     Cap Anson 1897
Ty  Cobb  bats  .290 ?	Cincinnati  Red  Stockings 1869 1st  pro  baseball  team
shortest  player   Eddie  Gaedel	heaviest player   Jumbo   Brown
April 17, 1953 Mickey Mantle	King Kelly Boston Beaneaters 1888

Cooperstown, NY 1860 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

Ted Williams BATTING AVERAGE - CAREER CY YOUNG WINNERS MVP WINNERS

Hank Aaron HOME RUNS - CAREER ALL-STAR GAMES HISTORY ALL-TIME STATS ANY PLAYER - BY NAME