Baseball.

Baseball is an American sport. In a game there are two teams of nine players. They must hit a ball with a bat and run around bases.

No one knows where baseball came from. Many people think that the idea came from England. Other people believe that a man named Abnor Doubleday invented the game in New York, 1n 1839. But the first real rules were written in 1845 year. Its worked well for baseball.

Early games were not professional. Players played only for fun and happy.

The first professional game was conductioned in 1869. This team was the Red Stocking of Cincinnati. Within few years there were professional games in other american cities. In 1876 these teams were made in a group, called the National League.

In 1901 a new league, called the American League was formed. Each year millions of people look forward for this sport-game.