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Re: Baseball Anniversary
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"Henry B. Crawford" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 15:48:09 -0600
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>snip:

>I also heard today that the first baseball fine was issued at that [1846] game,
>when one player swore at another and was fined either 6 or 9 cents.  Of
>course, he wasn't making anywhere near what our lovely humble ball players
>make today.  But that's another topic...
>
That's true.  These early players did not make salaries.  It was to remain
an ameteur's game.  That was a league rule dating from the 1850s.  Not
until 1869 was there a real professional team.  The name?  The Cincinnati
Reds.  Yep, they're the oldest professional baseball team.

HBC

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