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History
Baseball History in the U.S. • 1865 – professional baseball began • 1869 – the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first professional team • 1871 - National Association of Professional Base Ball Players was established • 1876 – the National League was founded as the first major league • 1878 – Frederick Winthrop Thayer of Massachusetts receives a patent for a baseball catcher's mask • 1901 – the American League was established as a major league • 1947 – the color barrier was broken and African-Americans were allowed to join the league • 1960 – George Herman “Babe” Ruth hits his 60 th home run • 1960s – Marvin Miller became the President of the Baseball Players Union • 1961 – Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's record • 1995 – Cal Ripken broke the record in consecutive games numbering at 2,131 consecutive games • 1998 – the great home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa • 2006 - Barry Bonds hits homer No. 715, passing Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time home run list Baseball History around the World • 1903 – the first World series • 1938 – formation of the International Baseball Federation (IBF) • 1944 – the International Baseball Federation was renamed to Federacion Internacional de Beisbol Amateur (FIBA) • 1973 – Federacion Mundial de Beisbol Amateur (FEMBA) was formed when there was friction formed within the members of FIBA • 1976 – IBF and FEMBA reconciled and together formed the International Baseball Association (AINBA) • 1984 – the acronym AINBA was changed to IBA • 2000 – IBA was renamed to International Baseball Federation (IBAF) • 2006 – formation of the World Baseball Classic |
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