Baseball, History, Definition, & Facts
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Baseball, game played with a bat, a ball, and gloves between two teams of nine players each on a field with four bases laid out in a diamond. Long called America’s ‘national pastime’ and thought to have been invented in the U.S., the game was actually derived from the English game of rounders.
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9 of the Most Valuable Baseball Cards in History
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Baseball, History, Definition, & Facts
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Baseball - Wikipedia
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The Life of Lou Gehrig
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Jackie Robinson's Battles for Equality On and Off the Baseball Field
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baseball summary
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Baseball: An Illustrated History: Ward, Geoffrey C., Burns, Ken: 9780679404590: : Books
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16 random facts about baseball – Archived Innings
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7 of Baseball's Biggest Scandals
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Baseball's Official Historian Explains The Origins Of Our National Pastime : NPR
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The History of Ballpark Food
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baseball summary
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The Top 25 Best Baseball Websites
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All-Star Game, Definition, History, & Facts
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