| The first and earliest written evidence
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| | major differences between its depiction
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| of baseball in America is a bylaw written
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| | and the modern game.The 1791
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| in 1791 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The
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| | Massachusetts by-law banned the playing
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| document, discovered by Society for
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| | of the game within 80 yards of the town
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| Baseball Research member John Thorn in
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| | meeting house. The first documented
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| 2004, offers strong evidence that
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| | formal organization to play baseball in
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| baseball is a unique American game, and
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| | America was the NY Knickerbockers
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| it casts doubt on the long held belief
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| | established on September 23, 1845. The
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| that baseball was derived from rounders,
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| | first rules were written by Alexander
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| a British game. It also raises the
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| | Cartwright, considered to be the Father
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| question of the origins of cricket, as it
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| | of modern baseball. However, long before
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| has been widely thought that baseball
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| | this time ball playing of one sort or
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| followed cricket, which was developed
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| | another was noted by many authors and in
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| from a folk game known as stool ball
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| | many documents.A May 8, 1844 city
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| (1085 A.D).As far back as 2000 B.C. ball
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| | Ordinance in New York City prohibits
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| and stick type games have been played.
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| | "ball" playing of any sort. Abner
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| Hieroglyphics depict ancient Egyptians
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| | Doubleday was said to have "invented" the
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| playing a game similar to baseball in
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| | game of baseball in 1839, although a
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| 1500 B.C., although there exists some
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| | later inquiry proved this to be a myth.
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