Baseball History Timeline
1839 Baseball is invented Abner Doubleday created the game of baseball in his own backyard. He lived in New York.
1845 The rules of the game are made Alexander Cartwright made the rules of baseball, including three strikes and you're out!
1846 The first official game is played The first official game was played between a team called the Knickerbockers and a team of cricket players.
1866 A women's baseball team is started A women's ball team was formed by students at Vassar College.
1867 The first curve ball is thrown The first recorded curve ball was thrown by Candy Cummings.
1869 The Boston Red Stockings is formed Another pro team was formed, this time in Boston. They were called the Boston Red Stockings.
1876 The first baseball league is formed The National League was formed by William Hubert.
1882 The American Baseball Association is started Another league was begun in 1882. It was called the American Baseball Association, or the Beer and Whiskey League.
1884 The first African-American in baseball Moses Fleetwood Walker became the first African-American to play professional baseball.
1903 The World Series is created The first World Series was played between the Pittsburg Pirates and the Boston Pilgrims.
1904 A woman plays pro ball A woman named Alta Weiss was the first woman to play pro baseball.
1912 The first baseball strike goes into effect Players went on their first strike. It wouldn't be the last.
1929 Babe Ruth makes baseball history Babe Ruth hit his 500th home run, making baseball history.
1936 The Baseball Hall of Fame is opened The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in this year. They inducted five players into their first Hall of Fame.
1943 The first All-American girls' team is formed During WWII, when many of the players were fighting overseas, the All-American Girls' Team was formed.
1947 The World Series on the big screen 1947 was the first year that the World Series was played on television. The baseball fever caught on, and baseball is still one of the most popular sports in America today!
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Detroit tigers our home team
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit as a member of the minor league Western League in 1894 and is the only Western League team still in its original city. They are also the oldest continuous one name, one city franchise in the AL.[5]
Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901, the Tigers have won four World Series championships (1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984), 11 AL pennants (1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, 2012), and four AL Central division championships (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014). They also won division titles in 1972, 1984, and 1987 as a member of the AL East. Since 2000, the Tigers have played their home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit.
The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue in Corktown (just west of Downtown Detroit) and began playing there in 1896. In 1912, the team moved into Navin Field, which was built on the same location. It was expanded in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium. It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961 and the Tigers played there until 1999.
From 1901 to 2019, the Tigers' overall win–loss record is 9,346–9,191 (a winning percentage of .504).[6] The franchise's best winning percentage was .665 in 1934, while its worst was .265 in 2003.
Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901, the Tigers have won four World Series championships (1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984), 11 AL pennants (1907, 1908, 1909, 1934, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1968, 1984, 2006, 2012), and four AL Central division championships (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014). They also won division titles in 1972, 1984, and 1987 as a member of the AL East. Since 2000, the Tigers have played their home games at Comerica Park in Downtown Detroit.
The Tigers constructed Bennett Park at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Trumbull Avenue in Corktown (just west of Downtown Detroit) and began playing there in 1896. In 1912, the team moved into Navin Field, which was built on the same location. It was expanded in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium. It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961 and the Tigers played there until 1999.
From 1901 to 2019, the Tigers' overall win–loss record is 9,346–9,191 (a winning percentage of .504).[6] The franchise's best winning percentage was .665 in 1934, while its worst was .265 in 2003.