The Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first professional baseball team on this day in history, March 15, 1869. They popularized the sport playing coast to coast.
Professional baseball was born with the formation of the barnstorming Cincinnati Red Stockings on this day in history, March 15, 1869. 'The onset of professionalism was no small step for baseball: players received a small but growing degree of financial stability, and fans were treated to an ever higher standard of play,' writes the Baseball Almanac. 'The cradle for this groundbreaking practice was Cincinnati, where the first openly professional baseball team was founded.
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the first professional sports league, was created in 1871 and survived until 1875. The National League of professional baseball was founded with eight clubs in 1876. The American League followed in 1901. Both leagues still compete today in Major League Baseball. 'Triumphs over all the top Eastern clubs had made them the center of attention in the sporting press.
Writes Greg Rhodes for the Society for American Baseball Research: 'Not only were they undefeated, but the novelty of their all-salaried status, their distinctive uniform style with the long red socks, and the triumphs over all the top Eastern clubs had made them the center of attention in the sporting press.' For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
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