Baseball is one of the most popular sports today but when did it originate?
I believe it started in the late 1860's.
Oh i see. How big is the playing field for a baseball game?
It has four bases, which are a set distance as determined by the league. Fields actually vary in size, and some even have hills and obstacles that hinder play. That has drawn criticism from some players.
Ohh intersting. Can you tie a baseball game or does someone always win?
"play shall continue until (1) the visiting team has scored more total runs than the home team at the end of a completed inning; or (2) the home team scores the winning run in an uncompleted inning." (Since the home team bats second, condition (2) implies that the visiting team will not have the opportunity to score more runs before the end of the inning).
The rules of the game, including the batting order, availability of substitute players and pitchers, etc.
-runner of modern baseball.
Rules.
The form of the Massachusetts Game that is best known today comes from a set of rules drawn up in 1858 by the Massachusetts Association of Base Ball Players at Dedham. Although it was recognizably a type of baseball, some features of the Massachusetts Game are very different from modern baseball:
- The playing field had four bases, 60 feet apart. The fourth base was still called Home, but the "striker" stood midway between fourth and first base.