Fred Fleig was an executive with the Cincinnati Reds who later became secretary and treasurer of the National League, before it merged into the Major League Baseball organization. His widow claims the ...

The National League opened play in 1876. For the next 30-some years, pitchers were simply expected to finish what they started. But in about 1904, New York Giants manager John McGraw essentially ...

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Those breaking out their jerseys ahead of the NFL season might be wondering: Who invented football? Here's a crash course on the sport's history.

The Nicaraguan National Professional Baseball League ... (MLB), the first-ever established professional sports league in the world in 1876, is the world's premier baseball league.

The Reds traditionally open seasons at home and, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, have started every season in ...

Despite his hobnobbing with India, Pakistan conferred on him the royal title of Khan-e-Azam and appointed him the ceremonial head of the newly created 'Balochistan States Union', comprising Kharan, ...

The Bath County History Museum exhibit details the March 1876 event, which is said to have occurred when Olympia Springs resident Rebecca Crouch was outside with her grandson and chunks of red ...

The Big 12 has gotten bigger even after the departures of two national champions, with a westward expansion and a “Prime” addition among the league's ... TDs and ran for 1,876 yards and ...

Guys. Major League Baseball has been around, technically, since 1876 when the National League was founded. It is so rare for someone to accomplish something that has never been done before in this ...