Major League Baseball

By: Tyler Robbins

Origins

• Abner Doubleday Created Baseball
• Created in 1856
• Started to explode after the Civil War

2 Different Leagues

• American
• National 

Teams in Conferences 

• National: 15 Teams 
• American: 15 Teams 

World Series 

• End of the year tournament 
• 7 game series 
• One team From the national league and on from american league play. 

Rules 

• 9 Guys on defense 
• Maximum of 4 on offense 
• The team with the most runs after 9 innings wins

works Cited

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"Court & Field Dimension Diagrams in 3D, History, Rules – SportsKnowHow.com." Court Field Dimension Diagrams in 3D History Rules SportsKnowHowcom. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

"Major League Baseball & MLB Encyclopedia | Baseball-Reference.com." Baseball-Reference.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.