History of baseball.

Baseball is a very modern game of the world. It is also the national game of  U.S.A. There are 9 players on the field, the pitcher, the catcher, four infielders and 3 outfielders The first ever game of Baseball was played in New York in 19th June 1845. the fist baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh, Forbes, USA. In 1935 the hall of fame was formed in New York to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the baseball game.
    

ORIGINS

 Baseball, Cricket and rounders were the games played by the ancient folks of  England. The various names of Baseball during various periods were 'Base Ball', 'Goal Ball', 'Round Ball', 'Fletch Catch', 'Stool Ball', 'Base'. 

 Early folks in England played many games like baseball and Cricket etc. all The games had the same basic rules of the ball being thrown at a target and the batsman trying to hit the ball and score points. As they were folk games they had no rules or documentation and the rules tend to change in short intervals and the name also varied from place to place. But these games received strict opposition from the state and the church. 

REFERENCES FROM BOOKS.

In Joseph Strut's book The sports Pastimes of the people of England in 1801 shows that games like baseball where played from the 14th century like Stool Ball. It is also considered that Stool ball is the ancestor of Baseball. William Pagula mentioned about the stool ball in his poem in 1330. 

 Stool ball. 

A batter stood before a target or an upturned stool and the other player throws the ball. If the batter hits the ball and the fielder catches it the batsman is declared out or if the ball hits the target it is also declared out. It is usually played by milkmaids while waiting for their husbands to return from work.

In 1755  the book 'The Card' by John Kedwell shows that the younger part of the society is used to play folk games like these. It is also said that peasants used to play this game. 

CONCLUSION 

So thus is the origin of Baseball. With stool ball being its ancestor and cricket being its cousin the games has spread to more than 100 countries in the world.