What is Baseball?
Baseball Overview- Baseball Information: A PDF file that explains what baseball is
- What Is Baseball? A short article about baseball
- Encyclopedia Encarta: General look at the history of organized baseball equipment changes, teams and rules.
Baseball Coverage
- ESPN: Baseball blogs, news, scores, stats, standings, chats, contest and more from the leader in professional sports coverage.
- Minor League News: Covering current events and news on minor and independent league baseball.
- Sports Illustrated: Find game schedules, probables, injuries, statistics, transactions and baseball news.
Baseball History
- 19C Base Ball: Site detailing the history of baseball in the 19th century including equipment, rules and fields.
- America's Library: Review memorable events and milestones in the game.
- Baseball Historian: Legends of the game, playing fields, all stars, historic teams and more is provided to fans.
- Baseball in Wartime: Looking at the history of professional players who served and died during World War II.
- Baseball: History and Spirit: Provides history, along with additional resources of the history of Baseball.
- The History of Baseball: A brief history of the game with images from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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- The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: The Cooperstown New York home of baseball is dedicated to preserving the game. It offers thousands of artifacts and libraries open to the public.
Baseball Rules
- Baseball Almanac: Features a baseball timeline of rule changes and a definitive in-depth source of baseball facts, figures, history and essays from baseball historians and researchers.
- Baeball Rule Myths: A list of interesting myths about baseball rules.
- Original Baseball Rules: Baseball Rules from 1845
- National Collegiate Athletic Association: Current baseball rules from the governing body for college baseball.
- Official Major League Baseball Rules: Complete text of the rules for professional play.
Baseball Records/Statistics
- Baseball-Reference: Find out what happened today in baseball history, review batting and pitching statistics, manager stats, playoff stats, awards and more going back for decades.
- Retrosheet: A volunteer organization that offers play-by-play accounts of baseball games occurring before 1984.
- Society for American Baseball Research: Since 1971, SABR has been providing research and statistics for college, minor and major league baseball. Info on Latin and Asian leagues is also provided.
- USA Baseball: Representing amateur baseball for the USA, the governing body also organized the Olympic baseball team for the USA.
Baseball Leagues
- All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Offering a virtual scrapbook of the women's league that lasted from 1943 to 1954. Information on league history, charm school and manager information is also provided.
- International Baseball Federation: Learn more about international baseball at the official site of the worldwide governing body for the sport, founded in 1938.
- Major League Baseball: At the official Web site of Major League Baseball read the latest game news, find information on teams, shop for gear, make fantasy baseball picks and compare player statistics.
- Minor League Baseball: The official home of Minor League Baseball offers statistics, game schedules, the ability to purchase tickets online or watch hundreds of games online.
- Negro League Baseball Players Association: Honoring those who played in the Negro Leagues, team information, player biographies, ballparks and photos can be viewed.
Baseball Legends
- Babe Ruth: The official site of one of the greatest baseball players of all time includes career highlights, quotes, photo archives and biography.
- Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum: Take a virtual tour of the museum and learn more about how this baseball legend got his start.
- Joe DiMaggio: The sports heroes' official site includes biography, photos, statistics and more.
- Jackie Robinson: Jackie is remembered for more than breaking the color barrier; view his official site to find out what makes him a Baseball Hall of Famer.
- Lou Gehrig: Find out more about his achievements in baseball, the disease that ultimately took his life, quotes, biographical data and more from the iron horse.
- Ted Williams: One of the greatest hitters to play the game, Williams also served as a US Marine. Review his history, awards, foundations and more at his site.
Steroids in baseball
Steroids were used in baseball to boost performance, while they were illegal, and banned substances in baseball there are many other performence enhancers they could have used that are not banned such as power bars, nutrisystem deals, and protein shakes. The steroids scandals shook up baseball, and many great names have been tarnished
- Steroids In America: The Real Dope: and article from Sports Illustrated on the use of Steroids.
- The Mitchell Report: An investigation into the use of steroids and HGH in Baseball.
Baseball Equipment
- How Baseball Equipment Works: A well detailed article on equipment used in baseball.
- Easton: From a leader in baseball equipment, Easton bats are designed for extended durability and with a larger sweet spot.
- Louisville Slugger: Besides being the official baseball bat of Major League Baseball, the company manufactures innovative bionic gloves, high-tech aluminum bats and uses aerospace technology to create baseball gear.
- Rawlings: Manufactures the official baseball of the NCAA Championships, which is designed for extended life. Rawlings also manufactures gloves, bats, helmets and protective gear to improve safety during the game.
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