|| Jackie Robinson ||
This baseball player was the first African American to play in the major leagues.
|| Baseball Cards, 1887-1914 ||
Legendary figures such as Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Cy Young are featured in this collection of 2,100 cards devoted to America’s favorite pastime.
|| Take Me Out To the Ball Game ||
Read the history of the "other" national anthem, and view the original sheet music received by the United States Copyright Office on May 2, 1908.
|| For Teachers ||
Put the power of primary sources to work in the classroom. Browse ready-to-use lesson plans, student activities, collection guides and research aids.
|| Did You Know? ||
Did you know that baseball is believed to come from the English children’s game of rounders or “four-old-cat?”
|| Homerun Haggarty ||
Sports writer George William Daley’s fictional character expounds upon the “intricacies of scientific baseball” for the Washington Times.
|| News and Events ||
Washington Nationals Open New Stadium
March 30, 2008
Located in southeast Washington, D.C., Nationals Park is the new 41,222-seat venue for the District’s baseball team.
See historic pictures of baseball in Washington, D.C.
|| Baseball History ||
December 22, 1862
Connie Mack was born.
August 6, 1890
Cy Young pitched his first professional game.
October 1, 1903
Boston Americans & Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the
modern World Series.
July 7, 1906
"Satchel" Paige was born.
July 18, 1927
Ty Cobb got his 4,000th hit.
December 10, 1946
Walter Johnson died.
April 15, 1947
Jackie Robinson broke the color line.
October 15, 1972
Jackie Robinson threw out a World Series first pitch (second game)
25 years after breaking the color line.