This category is devoted to web sites about the history of baseball. Examples of sites which belong here include those which focus on Abner Doubleday and baseball's beginnings, the journey from amateur teams to teams of paid players, and the advent of the World Series.
Recommended Resources
The nineteenth century baseball history website covers the origins of this classic American sport. You can learn about the influence of cricket, rounders and town ball on the development of baseball. The website also has information on some of the sport's famous players from the past.
http://19cbaseball.com
Negro League Baseball is an American website dedicated to the history of African-Americans who have excelled at this sport. You can find out about historical efforts by blacks to run baseball teams, with some dating back to the 19th century. The website also has a guide to the League's best players.
http://www.negroleaguebaseball.com
The Retro Sheet website seeks to computerize play-by-accounts of major league baseball games from before 1984. Anybody can volunteer to help the website in its efforts to bring more baseball information online. The website also has interesting news posts on various aspects of baseball history.
http://www.retrosheet.org
