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Any round body, or one nearly so.

Ball

Any round body, or one nearly so.

A man trying to touch the base before the baseman catches the pass.

Base

A man trying to touch the base before the baseman catches the pass.

A boy playing baseball

Baseball

A boy playing baseball

A game of baseball seen from the left side of home plate.

Baseball

A game of baseball seen from the left side of home plate.

"Base Ball is a field game played principally in the United States. It originated in the English school-boy game of "rounders;" but it has been so improved and so generally played as to merit its name of "the National game of America." The plaing of baseball has become largely a business or a "profession," and skilled players receive large salaries. As an amateur game, however, it is also most popular."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Baseball Diamond

"Base Ball is a field game played principally in the United States. It originated in the English school-boy…

A boy on his way to the baseball field. Younger boys wave to him as he walks along.

Baseball Uniform

A boy on his way to the baseball field. Younger boys wave to him as he walks along.

An umpire flips a coin and calls out, "heads or tails!" as the children look on.

Baseball, Heads or Tails

An umpire flips a coin and calls out, "heads or tails!" as the children look on.

Men looking at a baseball bat

Bat

Men looking at a baseball bat

A game of baseball seen from the right of home plate. It shows the batter and the catcher.

Batter

A game of baseball seen from the right of home plate. It shows the batter and the catcher.

An illustration of a boy in a baseball uniform holding a bat and glove.

Boy in Baseball Uniform

An illustration of a boy in a baseball uniform holding a bat and glove.

A boy playing baseball.

Boy playing baseball

A boy playing baseball.

A view of the catcher in a game of baseball.

Catcher

A view of the catcher in a game of baseball.

Chadwick was a sportswriter about baseball and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Henry Chadwick

Chadwick was a sportswriter about baseball and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

A man trying to catch a ground ball.

Fielder

A man trying to catch a ground ball.

This is an illustration of a baseball game. Baseball is played on a large field that has four bases laid out in a square, positioned like a diamond, whose outlines mark the course a runner must take to score. Teams alternate positions as batters and fielders, exchanging places when three members of the batting team are put out. Batters try to hit a pitched ball out of reach of the fielding team and complete a circuit around the bases in order to score a run.

Baseball Game Illustration

This is an illustration of a baseball game. Baseball is played on a large field that has four bases…

An outfielder trying to catch a pop fly.

Outfielder

An outfielder trying to catch a pop fly.

Man pitching a baseball.

Pitcher

Man pitching a baseball.

A player attempting to slide in to base.

Sliding

A player attempting to slide in to base.