History of Baseball
   1791 was the first mention of 
    baseball because it was banned from 
    being played with 80 yards of town 
    hall in the state of Massachusetts.  
   Believed the game originated from a 
    British game call rounders.
   Modern rules were formed in 1845 
    by Alexander Cartright
  Major League Baseball 
   National Association of Professional 
    Baseball League was formed in 1901. 
     First World Series was won in 1903 
    by the Boston.
   Currently there are 29 U.S teams and 
    1 Canadian team.  American League 
    and the National are the two 
    divisions within MLB.  The two 
    divisions will send one team each to 
    the World Series.
  Baseball Objective
   Objective of the game is to hit a ball 
    from a designated spot known as 
    home plate and eventually make 
    your way back to home plate  after 
    crossing 3 different bases to score a 
    run.
    Baseball Scoring
    A run or homerun earns 1 point
    A run is when an individual makes it from home 
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      plate back to home plate after crossing 1  base, 
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      2  base, and 3  base.  This is done with help 
      from teammates hitting the ball in a way that 
      prevents the defense from getting 3 outs.
    Homeruns are when a single person hits the ball 
      either out of the stadium or inside the stadium 
      in a manner that allows them to run from home 
      plate back to home plate off a single hit.
    Game set up
    The offensive team bats or hits the from an 
      area known as the batters box using a bat.
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      Once a hit occurs they try to reach 1  base 
      initially, if they hit the ball well enough to 
      run to 2nd or 3rd base the batter may do so.  
      However if the defense has gained 
      possession of the ball, the offense has to 
      decide whether to risk running to another 
      base or staying on a base and giving their 
      teammates a chance to hit them in.