+
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: America at Play: How Baseball Began

For Students 3rd - 8th
Illustrated overview of baseball's roots in the English game known as "rounders" or "four-old-cat."
+
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: American Imperialism: Negro League Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
In this primary source set, students will view original photographs, listen to oral history recordings, and read historical texts to gain a better understanding of the lives and experiences of Negro League baseball players. Includes...
+
Article
A&E Television

History.com: How the Only Woman in Baseball Hall of Fame Challenged Convention and Mlb

For Students 9th - 10th
Sports executive and civil rights champion Effa Manley was a passionate advocate for baseball players from the Negro leagues.
+
Handout
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: History of Baseball, 1860 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums pertaining to the history of baseball. See Babe Ruth's reinvention of the game with his homers, and get to know the heroes who left the diamond to...
+
Handout
Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Early Texas Baseball

For Students 4th - 8th
Some wonderful early history of baseball in Texas in the last half of the 19th century, where teams even traveled by stagecoach to get to a game. Describes the beginning stages of the Texas League, which still exists today.
+
Handout
Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Baseball Cards of Early Texas

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes two of the earliest baseball card sets ever produced, and the associations to Texas that each had. These were issued in 1910.
+
Graphic
Other

Michael Bein's Home Plate: Graphical History of Baseball

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a graphical review of the history of baseball including batting, pitching, and fielding statistics.