Doubleday myth
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doubleday-myth-204-5815713
title:
Doubleday myth
text:
The Doubleday myth is the claim that the sport of baseball was invented in 1839 by the future American Civil War general Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York. In response to a dispute over whether baseball originated in the United States or was a variation of the British game rounders, the Mills Commission was formed in 1905 to seek out evidence. Mining engineer Abner Graves authored a letter claiming that Doubleday invented baseball. The letter was published in a newspaper and eventually us
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encyclopedia
description:
Debunked claim that US Army general Abner Doubleday invented baseball
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubleday_myth
date created:
2012-10-26T17:32:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T01:07:52Z
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