BSBL - Timeline

1846 Abner Doubleday Created baseball

The first set of written rules, published on September 20, 1845. Those 20 rules became known as the "Knickerbocker Rules."

The first game was played with a team called the Knickerbockers and a team of cricket players.

Another pro team was made, this time in Boston . They were called the Boston Red Stockings.

The National League was formed by William Hubert.

The first World Series was played between the Pittsburg Pirates and the Boston Pilgrims.

The Baseball Hall of Fame . They added five players into their first Hall of Fame.

First Year That the World Seirs was on Live Television