Early Innings

This compilation of 120 primary writings documents baseballs first century, from a loosely organized village social event to the arrival of the National League. Collecting from a wide range of sourcesincluding newspaper accounts, letters, folk poetry, songs, and annual guidesDean A. Sullivan of Fairfax, Virginia, progresses chronologically from the earliest known baseball reference (1825) to the creation of the Doubleday Myth (1908).