1900–1909-Sports in the United States grew up and matured in this decade. -Sports became a social force used by leaders and politicians.-Sports became a marketing device for businesses and the media. -Sports entered into the public mainstream in ways only dreamed of years before and helped shape American national identity.

Baseball 1900-1909• 1901 – American League is formed by Bancroft

“Ban” Johnson.• Made up of 8 original teams:

(Baltimore Orioles, Boston Americans, Chicago White Stockings, Cleveland Blues, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Athletics, and the Washington Senators)

• The initiation of a Championship between the two leagues winners called the “World Series,” began in 1903.

The Yankees are Born• The AL gained consent for a team in NYC. Frank J.

Ferrell and William S. Devery were these original owners.

• The Baltimore franchise moved to Hilltop Park in northern Manhattan in 1903.

• The Highlanders operated out of Hilltop Park for 10 years before moving to the Polo Grounds and renaming themselves the

‘YANKEES’.

1903 – 1st World SeriesNL Champion –

Pittsburgh Pirates

AL Champion – BostonAmerican League

Baseball ClubAKA: The Bosto

n Americans

(with a roster

including Cy Young)

led by batting champion Honus Wagner

VS.

Deciding game between the National and American leagues in 1903

• Best of 9 series• The Pirate’s fielder Jimmy Sebring hits the first

WS home run• In Game 5 Boston hit 5 ground-rule triples due to

an overflow crowd that had spilled onto the field• AL Boston Americans win the first WS in 8 games

1903 – 1st World Series

*1904 WS threatened to be cancelled if the NL’s Champion NY Giants were toplay the AL’s Champion NY Highlanders (later known as the Yankees)*.

This occurred anyway as the Boston Americans won the AL pennantand the NL’s champion NY Giants claimed the AL Champion was inferior.

The ‘Brush Rules’of Baseball - 1904

• Named after NY Giants owner John T. Brush• 10% of all gross revenues from the WS would go to the

National Commission• 2 teams would split 40% of the remaining gross, but

only from the first 4 games of the series(This ensured that players did not “fix” games in orderto make more money by playing an extended series)

• The winning team received 3/4 of the money, the losers earned 1/4

• Management of the 2 clubs would split the remaining money

• Under the Brush Rules a lottery system determined the host team for the first 3 games of the WS, and if a 7th game became necessary as the National Commission held the power to decide where to hold that game.

• Also under this system, the WS is born, 2 league champions MUST play to determine an overall champion.

The ‘Brush Rules’of Baseball - 1904

World Series Continued…

Philadelphia Athletics of the American League

New York Giants of the National LeagueChristy Mathewson’s

Vs.1905

1906 NL Chicago Cubs Vs. AL Chicago White Sox

Winning Team is Underlined

1906-1909 - The Chicago Cubs dynasty made it to 5 WS in a row winning 3

NL Chicago Cubs

NL Chicago Cubs

NL Chicago Cubs

1907

1908

1909

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Vs.

Vs.

Ty Cobb’s Detroit Tigers

Ty Cobb’s Detroit Tigers, AGAIN

Ty Cobb’s Detroit Tigers, yet AGAIN!!!

Fred Merkle's Bone Head Play• On September 23 McGraw's Giants played against Chance's Cubs in New York• In the bottom of the 9th inning with the score tied, rookie Giant 1st baseman Fred

Merkle singled to right field with two outs and a runner on first. The next batter, singled to centerfield, scoring the man from 3rd. When Merkle saw him cross the plate, he headed for the Giant clubhouse in center field.

• Cub’s second baseman saw that Merkle had not gone on to touch 2nd (as required by the rules), he called for the ball, tagged second, and appealed to umpire Bob Emslie, who did not see whether Merkle had actually touched 2nd. He appealed to home-plate umpire Hank O'Day, who granted the appeal and called Merkle out due to the force play.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZWt18RWnCU&feature=related• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmpEhTUtCRI&feature=related

Race in Baseball• The 1900s marked the second decade of African

American exclusion from major-league baseball.• Negro Baseball League’s saw the rise of black

entrepreneurship and continued success in team formation and level and skill of play.

• Andrew “Rube” Foster created the barnstorming model from 1907–10, which would successfully establish him as the leading entrepreneur in black baseball.

Race in Baseball

• In 1909 Foster and his Leland Giants gained an opportunity to play an exhibition series against the National League's Chicago Cubs after winning their league title.

• They lost the series, but equality in sports was certainly on the horizon.

• Foster proceeded to put together what he considered the finest team ever assembled for the following season.

• There is no record of any white major-league teams lining up to play against this 1910 team, which was loaded with players respected by their white peers as great players.

Major League BaseballDivisions 2012

NL EastAtlanta BravesFlorida MarlinsNew York MetsPhiladelphia PhilliesWashington Nationals

AL EastBaltimore OriolesBoston Red SoxNew York YankeesTampa Bay RaysToronto Blue Jays

NL CentralChicago CubsCincinnati RedsHouston AstrosMilwaukee BrewersPittsburgh PiratesSt. Louis Cardinals

NL WestArizona DiamondbacksColorado RockiesLos Angeles DodgersSan Diego PadresSan Francisco Giants

AL CentralChicago White SoxCleveland IndiansDetroit TigersKansas City RoyalsMinnesota Twins

AL WestLos Angeles AngelsOakland AthleticsSeattle MarinersTexas Rangers

Timeline of Major League Baseball The 1st line is the formation chart linked below is of the National League in 1876, whilethe 2nd is the transformation of the American League to a major league in 1901. The 3rd line is the beginning of the expansion era in 1961. All are linked below:

Dead-ball era Live-ball era

Relocation of the 1950s–1960s Expansion Years (1993 · 1998)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Major_League_Baseball