Up until a few years ago I thought I knew who invented each of the three major American Sports. That came crashing down on my head when I found out that I was told incorrectly in school about the inventor of baseball. It is my mission to get to the bottom of this. Join me in this research on the podcast below.
Who Invented baseball
Do we really have any idea who created the game of baseball?
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Baseball origins
For decades most of us were taught that Abner Doubleday was the man that created America's pasttime. A great book came out a while ago by author, John Thorn. It tells us differently and tries to answer the question, Who invented baseball.
I hit the highlights in the podcast above, and give some revealations that I learned along the way.
Credits
The banner photo is purported to be The New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club, circa 1847:
Top, left to right: Alfred Cartwright, Alexander Cartwright and, William Wheaton.
Bottom, left to right: Duncan Curry, Daniel "Doc" Adams, Henry Tiebout Anthony. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons taken by an unknown.
A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: On This Day Sports, the Sports Reference's family of website databases & Stathead.com
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