tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48547616432322771452012-02-16T01:52:08.592-08:00Hectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810611350968069958noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854761643232277145.post-26254113725471187162009-11-18T13:34:00.000-08:002009-11-18T13:43:15.219-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vkYCxcNW6fc/SwRqXtsQOhI/AAAAAAAAAAM/5TfnlgXAjj4/s1600/vintage_baseball_team_poster-p228127027443347155trma_400.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405562408386181650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vkYCxcNW6fc/SwRqXtsQOhI/AAAAAAAAAAM/5TfnlgXAjj4/s320/vintage_baseball_team_poster-p228127027443347155trma_400.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Contrary to popular belief, Baseball was not invented by a single individual, but evolved from various European "bat and ball" games. Russia had a version of Baseball called Lapta, which dates back to the fourteenth century. It consisted of two teams (five to ten members) with a pitcher and batter. The ball would be thrown to the batter who would attempt to hit it with a short stick and then run to the opposite side and back before being hit by the ball. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.19cbaseball.com/">http://www.19cbaseball.com/</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4854761643232277145-2625411372547118716?l=hector1800s.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15810611350968069958noreply@blogger.com0