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Alexander Cartwright formulated the first set of baseball rules in 1845. In the early 20th century, hitting home runs became emphasized, making Babe Ruth very popular. The goal is to score more runs by hitting the ball thrown by the pitcher and running around four bases on the diamond field. There are nine innings divided into halves for each team, with three outs per half inning. Equipment includes gloves of various sizes for different positions, bases made of sand-filled bags, and wooden bats. There are several ways for the defensive team to get offensive players out, such as strikeouts, force outs, fly outs, and tag outs.

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Baseball

Alexander Cartwright formulated the first set of baseball rules in 1845. In the early 20th century, hitting home runs became emphasized, making Babe Ruth very popular. The goal is to score more runs by hitting the ball thrown by the pitcher and running around four bases on the diamond field. There are nine innings divided into halves for each team, with three outs per half inning. Equipment includes gloves of various sizes for different positions, bases made of sand-filled bags, and wooden bats. There are several ways for the defensive team to get offensive players out, such as strikeouts, force outs, fly outs, and tag outs.

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Baseball Gloves

Alexander Cartwright formulated the first set of


rules of the sport in 1845.

In the early 20th century, skills in hitting home


runs were emphasized where the famous Babe
Ruth achieved so much popularity of the sport.

GAMEPLAY Outfielders
The goal is to score more runs by striking the Gloves
ball thrown by the pitcher then running counter
clockwise around the four bases that are placed
on a diamond shaped field.

There are nine innings in professional baseball


games . Each innings is divided half to the top of
inning and the bottom of the inning . Each team
gets three outs in each half of the innings.

EQUIPMENT

First gloves
that they used
during 20th
century

Bases

These are made from soft sacks with sand


Gloves
similar to sand filled bags. The first bases used
Today there are several different kinds of in baseball were marked by 4 ft. High stakes
gloves. The catchers mitt is big, round and but were replaced by big flat rocks because
padded, while the first baseman mitt is longer players get injured.
than the other fielders gloves. An outfielders
The players must wear facemask, helmet, chest
glove is larger than an infielders glove.
protector, shin guards, and a cup.

In major league baseball, only wooden bats


Catchers Gloves made of as wood for bats are used. the bat can
only be 42 in. long and can be only be 2 ¾ in. In
First baseman diameter at the thickest point. An ash wood bat
helps absorb some of the shock when hitting a
90 miles per hour pitch.

It is made of the same sized and weight with a


diameter of 9-9 ¼ in. In circumference and
weighs 5-5 ¼ oz. The center of the baseball is a
cork covered with rubber with cotton and wool
yarns and are tightly wound around the cork
and rubber center.

Defense

There are many ways that the team on defense


can get an offensive player out. Four common
ways are:

1. Strikeouts- The hitter misses three


pitches

2. Force outs- When after the ball is hit,


the defensive player with the ball
reaches a base before the runner

3. Fly outs- when a player hits the ball in


the air and it is caught by defensive
player before the ball hits the ground.

4. Tag outs- when a runner is touched


with the ball, or a glove with the ball in
it.

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