Baseball

Baseball is a game played between two teams with the help of bat and ball, with each team consisting of nine players. The baseball game is played on a large field consisting of four bases laid in a square, positioned like a diamond whose outlines are marked as the course which a runner must take to get score. Teams used to alter their positions as batters and fielders. Batters motive is to hit pitched ball out of the reach of the fielding team and complete circuit around the bases to get a good score known as “run”.

The team scoring the maximum runs in nine innings is the winner of game. If game ends in a tie then extra innings are played to break the tie. Baseball League history is replete with fascinating baseball league stories and stunning records. According to baseball history, baseball is considered as avnational pass-time of the United States of America.

According to baseball sports history, baseball originated from English game Rounders and from regional and local games like "one old cat".

It is believed that baseball league was invented in 1839 by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown in NewYork. The professional association for baseball was established in 1871 in 1876 it became National League. Another association was established in 1900 known as American League and since 1903 winning teams of each league play post season championship known as World Series. The first game of modern baseball sports was practiced in 1845 by Knickerbocker in a park called Elysian Fields in Hoboken

Each team is composed of nine players and uses a leather covered hard ball, wooden or aluminum bat and padded gloves. Batter, catcher and home-plate umpire wear special protective gear. Teams alternate their positions in field and at bat. Home team do the batting at last. One round of batting for each team is known as one inning and nine innings makes up one game. In field there are pitcher,catcher, four infielders and three outfielders. Role of pitcher is to throw overhand, using different types of deliveries like fastball, curve, knuckleball etc. from raised pitcher mound to home plate at a distance of 60.5 ft, opposing batter hit the pitches with his bat and reaches base safely. Fielder's role is to put batter out using different plays.


Batter who is not able to play three pitches i.e. not able to swing three judged hittable ball get out. But if pitcher throws four pitches out of strike zone the batter gets a base on balls. Run is scored each time a batter becomes rummer and is able to cross home plate after touching bases in predefined order. When fielding team puts three runners out then both teams exchanges their respective positions.

Current Status

Major Baseball League organize World Series at the end of season championship in North America. The winner is decided by best of seven game playoff between winners of American League and National League.