"On Tuesday last his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and Lord Middlesex, played at Base-Ball..."

posted Sep 25, 2013 at 3:32 PM

Over at Grantland there's an interesting article about "baseball archaeologist" David Block and his research into the origins of the game. It includes a bunch of details about how a sporting goods magnate, a crank, a seance, and anti-British fervor contributed to Ballston Spa native Abner Doubleday being tagged as the inventor of baseball in Cooperstown (not only did he not actually invent baseball, he may not have even gone to Cooperstown). Earlier: What Abner Doubleday isn't famous for -- but actually did do

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