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Baseball is a game played between two teams consisting of nine players each. The object of the game is to score more runs (or points) than your opponent. The game is played with a small, leather ball and wooden bats. All the players in the "field" wear leather gloves. The field is actually a diamond consisting of grass and dirt with four "bases." A pitcher from one team throws the ball and a batter from the opposing team attempts to hit it. There are nine innings in a regulation game. An inning consists of each team getting a chance to hit the ball and score runs before making three "outs." Baseball is played throughout the world. In the United States, professional baseball, called the major...
Baseball is a game played between two teams consisting of nine players each. The object of the game is to score more runs (or points) than your opponent. The game is played with a small, leather ball and wooden bats. All the players in the "field" wear leather gloves. The field is actually a diamond consisting of grass and dirt with four "bases." A pitcher from one team throws the ball and a batter from the opposing team attempts to hit it. There are nine innings in a regulation game. An inning consists of each team getting a chance to hit the ball and score runs before making three "outs." Baseball is played throughout the world. In the United States, professional baseball, called the major leagues, is played in large stadiums. There are two leagues--American and National. A major-league season runs from April to October, with each team playing 162 games. It concludes with the World Series, where the best team from the National League plays the best team from the American League to decide the champion. There are references to baseball from the 1700s, but the game was not played in the United States until the late 1800s. The first pro team was formed in 1869. The National League was founded in 1876 and the American League in 1901. The first World Series was played in 1903. Baseball is played by people of all ages at numerous levels, including Little League, Babe Ruth League, High School, College and Minor League.
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On This Date: Aug. 30
30 B.C.: Cleopatra committed suicide. 1780: Benedict Arnold secretly promised to surrender the West Point fort to the British army. 1905: Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers. 1965: Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as a...Tags: Thurgood Marshall, David Letterman, CBS Corp., Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers
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Carlos Beltran comes through for Mets
MIAMI -- The New York Mets were one strike from defeat before Carlos Beltran came through with the big hit that had eluded them all night. Beltran hit a grand slam with two out in the ninth inning against Kevin Gregg, giving the Mets a 5-4 win over the...Tags: New York Mets, David Wright, Florida Marlins, Luis Castillo, Carlos Delgado
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Braun helps Brewers stretch wild-card lead
Associated PressRyan Braun hit a three-run home run as the Brewers handed the Pirates their eighth straight loss in a 3-1 decision Friday night. Dave Bush (9-9) allowed one run in 62/3 innings for Milwaukee, which extended its NL wild-card lead to 41/2 games over St....Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Distilling and Brewing Industry
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NL: Cubs Beat Phillies
Alfonso Soriano homered in the seventh inning to lead the Cubs to their seventh straight win, 3-2 over the Phillies on Friday in Chicago Soriano's first homer in 15 days and 23rd this season came off Clay Condrey (3-4). Chicago made the most of four hits...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Steve Smith, Jeff Samardzija, Kyle Lohse, Lance Berkman
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AL: Rays Roll Past Orioles, 14-3
Ben Zobrist hit a grand slam, Cliff Floyd drove in five runs and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays guaranteed their first winning season with a 14-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night in St. Petersburg. Floyd had a two-run double, Zobrist hit...Tags: Torii Hunter, Raul Ibanez, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Melvin Mora
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Pavano Gets Win As Yankees Defeat Blue Jays
Courant Staff Writer— Carl Pavano carried the Yankees' flickering playoff hopes for six innings, and didn't hurt himself doing it. And it didn't hurt the fans or teammates to embrace him. It's probably too late for Pavano's Yankees career to be remembered for...Tags: Scott Rolen, Damaso Marte, Boston Red Sox, Jason Giambi, Contracts
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Dice-K Leads Red Sox
Courant Staff Writer— With summer winding down and an injury-riddled roster not yet back together, few things are as important to the Red Sox as being able to count on Daisuke Matsuzaka. They can't afford to wonder what they might get out of Dice-K, who pitched one...Tags: Fenway Park, Coco Crisp, Orlando Cabrera, Jermaine Dye, Boston Red Sox
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Alfonso Soriano helps Cubs improve majors' best record
* at Chicago 3, Philadelphia 2: Alfonso Soriano hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning to help the Cubs improve their record to a major league-best 85-50, including 51-19 at Wrigley Field. * Milwaukee 3, at Pittsburgh 1: Ryan Braun hit a three-run...Tags: Tennis, Lance Berkman, Carlos Beltran, Alfonso Soriano, New York Mets
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Daisuke Matsuzaka shuts down White Sox
* at Boston 8, Chicago 0: Daisuke Matsuzaka (16-2) yielded two singles in eight innings. His 16 wins tied Hideo Nomo's single-season record for the most by a native of Japan. With Josh Beckett being put on the disabled list, the Red Sox used Matsuzaka...Tags: Cliff Floyd, Basketball, Boston Red Sox, Hideo Nomo, Major League Baseball
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AL Capsules
Ben Zobrist hit a grand slam, Cliff Floyd drove in five runs and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays guaranteed their first-ever winning season with a 14-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Floyd had a two-run double, Zobrist hit his slam...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Jason Giambi, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Josh Beckett
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Beltran's grand slam erases 2-1 deficit
Can't finish After recording two quick outs in the ninth, Kevin Gregg allowed the next three batters to reach, and Carlos Beltran followed with a first-pitch grand slam to eclipse a 2-1 deficit. Hammer time Josh Willingham's second homer since July...Tags: New York Mets, Dwyane Wade, Wes Helms, Dolphin Stadium, Florida Marlins
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Phillies ruled out in Cubs' win
Wire reportsThe Philadelphia Phillies may have benefited from an instant replay in the seventh inning. Too bad the rule only is in effect for home run calls. Ryan Howard was called out on a close play at first, thwarting a rally that helped the Cubs beat the...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Barry Bonds, Jeff Samardzija, Josh Beckett, Pedro Alvarez
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