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Baseball in America A Culture Capsule By Cynthia Ward

Table of Contents Inning 1: Pretest and Answers Inning 2: Baseball Vocabulary Inning 3: Introduction Inning 4: History of The Game Inning 5: Hall of Fame

Inning 6: Post Test and Answers Inning 7: Additional Activities Inning 8: Great Baseball Websites Inning 9: Credits

Pretest about Baseball 1. How many bases does a player have to run to before he or she runs home? 2. 2. The people who referee Baseball games are called________.

3. Baseball is played by kicking a ball. True or false 4. How many “strikes” before a batter is out?

Answers 1. 3 bases 2. Umpires 3. False 4. 3 strikes

Baseball vocabulary Mitt: the glove that a player wears to catch balls. Only one is worn at a time. It protects the hand.

Inning: It is a segment of time when both teams have a chance to score “runs” or points. Most baseball games have 9 innings. Sometimes there are 10 or 11 !!!!!

Team: A group of people who train and play together. Each person has a position and responsibility: catcher, pitcher, shortstop, outfielder, hitter, and baseman are some.

Major League Baseball: These are teams that play baseball professionally (for money). There are two leagues: the American League and the National league.

World Series: The championship game played between the two winners of the American league and the National League. This team is the best in the United States!

Baseball is known as America’s National Pastime!!!!

Americans of all ages and types love to Play and watch baseball !!!!!

Games can be at night or during the day. People have fun, cheer for their favorite team, and eat lots of hotdogs !!!!!!

A game is played by two teams. After hitting a ball, A player runs to 1 st base, 2 nd, 3 rd and finally to homeplate to score a run (point). If a batter gets three strikes, they’re out !

An umpire stands at homeplate and makes decisions if ball throws to the hitter are good (strikes) or off (balls). He also referees runners reaching home – if the runner is safe or out.

Quote : “Baseball? It's just a game - as simple as a ball and a bat. Yet, as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. It's a sport, business - and sometimes even religion. ” Ernie Harwell, 1955

The History of Baseball Originally, baseball was a sort of children’s game in England called “Rounders”.

In 1845, Alexander Cartwright wrote the first rules and regulations for baseball. He also designed the shape of the modern baseball field.

The first official recorded game was played in 1846, in New Jersey. The game quickly became very popular. Many teams and leagues formed.

Baseball spread throughout the country despite conflicts, wars, controversy, and scandal.

Baseball is truly “the American Game. ”

The Hall of Fame – people who have made baseball history… Jackie Robinson Lou Gehrig Babe Ruth

Joe Dimaggio Hank Aaron Willie Mays

Mark Mc. Gwire Johnny Bench Sammy Sosa Mickey Mantle

Post test: Are you ready for the Majors? 1. A baseball game usually has how many innings? 2. What is the name of the glove a player wears?

3. How many teams play in a game? 2, 3 or 4 4. What is the name of the championship game played between the top two major league teams?

Answers 1. 9 2. mitt 3. 2 teams 4. World Series

Activity 1: SING ALONG WITH SPORTS ANNOUNCER HARRY CAREY “Take me out to the ballgame, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, I don’t care if I never get back. Oh its root, root for the home team. If they don’t win it’s a shame. For its one, two, three strikes, your’re out, at the old ball game. ”

Activity 2: Unscramble these words that relate to baseball 1. Eupimr _________ 2. Bellabsa _________ 3. Atb _________ 4. Titm _________ 5. Mehnruo _________ 6. Abes 7. Eldfi _________________

Activity 3:

Answers to Activities 2 and 3 1. Umpire 2. Baseball 3. Bat 4. Mitt 5. Homerun 6. Base 7. field

Fun baseball websites to visit !!! http: //www. exploratorium. edu/baseball/ http: //library. thinkquest. org/6082/5 stm. html http: //www. baseballhalloffame. org/ http: //mlb. com/index. jsp http: //www. ballparks. com/ http: //baseball-almanac. com/ http: //www. funbrain. com/math/http: //memory. loc. gov/ammem/bbhtml/bbhome. ht ml http: //latinobaseball. com/mlb-hcountry. html

Credits - Thanks to: www. abcteach. com for crossword puzzle maker Harwell, E. (1955). (n. t. ). In The Quote Garden. Retrieved February 2, 2007, from http: //quotegarden. com/. . com for baseball clipart and photos http: //www. audiosparx. com/sa/display/sounds. cfm/sound _group_iid. 108 for baseball sound clips http: //www. rpi. edu/~fiscap/history_files/history 1. htm http: //www. baseball-almanac. com/ http: //www. baseballhalloffame. org/history/index. htm For baseball history information http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Baseball For basic baseball information