During the Civil War, Union soldiers had played the game of "base ball " in camp. ... Spalding, president of the White Stockings, published a book in 1911 called America's National Game. ... Al Spalding was still the manager as the team took the field on April 25, 1876 for their first game in the NL. ... One prominent game in the late 1890s took place on June 29, 1897. ...

• Word Count: 3527
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Have you ever been lost before? Were you scared? Did you feel alone and helpless? Or did you take control of the situation and fight to survive? Stephen King's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is a novel that is very realistic and packed with suspense. Its use of c...

• Word Count: 624
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The Bulls won 6 championships in 8 years which made them the only NBA team to win the Finals three years in a row on two different occasions. ... Wrigley Field was the site of the third game of the 1932 World Series in which the most famous play in baseball occurred. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

But despite his experience, he is only 30 years old in a game where players can be very successful into (and occasionally beyond) their late 30s. ... Mike Cameron (outfielder traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Brett Tomko (pitcher traded to Seattle in the final deal for Griffey) Pokey Reese (the Cincinnati player Seattle desperately wanted but couldn't get) Ken Griffey, Jr. (the fellow at the center of all this) The other two players in the final deal who went from Cincinnati to Seattle -- Jake Meyer and Antonio Perez -- have planed since the trade only in Se...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School