This Day in History Entry #228
June 19th, 2013 by Wordsman
“Mr. Cartwright, I know it’s just fun
But the winning, that don’t count for none
I mean, we wrote the rules!
Now we look like damn fools
They got twenty-three; we just got one!”
Event: The first recorded game of baseball played under organized rules
Year: 1846
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cartwright
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_baseball
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