Discover how the baseball box score transformed sports journalism, making games easy to compare, follow, and turn into a national obsession.
Early History of Baseball / Professionalization and Business
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Baseball Salaries in the 1870s: What the First Professionals Were Paid
Baseball salaries in the 1870s show when the game became a business—see what the first pros earned and how pay changed teams, players, and winning.
Early History of Baseball / Professionalization and Business
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Baseball Road Trips in the 1860s: Travel, Scheduling, and the Growth of the Game
Explore how Baseball road trips in the 1860s used rails, riverboats, and gate receipts to turn a local game into a thriving regional sport.