History

Even before the United States became a country, people played baseball in one form or another. Whether it was rounders or town ball, baseball became a part of culture and has remained so ever since.

Through all of the disasters, tragedies, and shortfalls baseball has endured. Browse through the sections to learn more about baseball's past and present.

Babe Adams was the first babe in baseball and pitched from 1906 to 1926.