EPISODE · Jun 23, 2023 · 1 MIN
Where did baseball originally come from?
from The Historylogy Podcast · host Shinil Subramanian Payamal
In 1907 a commission established to investigate the origins of the game declared categorically that it had been invented in 1839 by an American general named Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown in upstate New York.But evidence suggests that baseball originated much earlier — in Europe.Buy Links for 'Reader's Digest Strange Stories, Amazing Facts II':Amazon IndiaAmazon USAAnd don't forget to checkout Historylogy.com for latest book reviews and tidbits from the pages of history.Please feel free to our social media ID's for latest updates. Links below:https://www.facebook.com/historylogy/https://twitter.com/historylogyhttps://www.instagram.com/historylogy/Affiliate Earnings Disclaimer:This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.
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To most people, baseball is as American as apple pie or Independence Day. Most written records state that the first baseball game in history was played at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, on 19th June, 1846, between the New York Nine and the Knickerbocker Baseball Club.
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