Baseball may have been first mentioned in the United States in 1791, when city officials in Pittsfield, Mass., banned playing the game near the town meeting house. Years later, a group of "experts" ...

May 26—View full gallery from the event here. Last Saturday, the spirit of the 19th century came alive at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum as baseball enthusiasts gathered to witness a unique ...

The Irish influence on 19th century baseball can’t be overstated. Indeed, in his “Historical Baseball Abstract,” Bill James wrote this: “Baseball in the 1890s was dominated by Irish players to such an ...

Terrence McCoy The Washington Post Jul 30, 2018 Jul 30, 2018 The cable news hosts are screaming, and the iPhones are going off, and things are moving faster and faster—so fast that what began as a ...

MUMFORD — Calling all baseball fans, modern and vintage. This August, explore the rich history and thrilling action of 19th-century baseball at the National Silver Ball Tournament, hosted at Genesee ...

TRENTON -- The 1890s newspaper ad was pretty clear: The Trenton Mains baseball team needed new players, and the manager was so disgusted with his players he wouldn't consider letting them take the ...

A familiar-looking sport is coming to Hyattsville this weekend, but make no mistake: this is not the baseball you've grown up with. The Potomac Nine of Gaithersburg will face off against the Cecil ...

The cable news hosts are screaming, and the iPhones are going off, and things are moving faster and faster - so fast that what began as a quaint idea to rewind life to a 19th century baseball game has ...