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According to the rules in effect at the first intercollegiate baseball game ever played–back in 1859– the first team to score 65 runs would bee the winner. How long did the game last?
A: It went 26 innings, or “rounds,” with Amherst beating Williams 66-32.

Why is nineteenth-century pitcher William Arthur “Candy” Cummings–who had a two-year, 21-22 win-loss record in the major leagues–in the Hall of Fame?
A: He is credited with inventing the curveball in 1866. He got the idea while throwing clam shells on a Brooklyn, New York, beach.

What do baseball fans have Reuben Berman to thank for?
A: His 1921 lawsuit against the New York Giants, which established a fan’s right to keep a baseball hit into the stands.

What was the game of softball originally called when its rules were written down in Minneapolis in 1900?
A: Kitten ball. It became known as softball in 1926.

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