He and his teammates from the New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club also devised the first rules and regulations of the modern game of baseball. ... It gave an increasingly urban populace a park within the city, a place reminiscent of the simplicity that had once been. ... "Al Smith represented the New Yorkers who were born in the city under tough circumstances, then battled to the top. ... While in New York, Ruth established that "If living in the moment is a virtue, then he was a saint."" ... In 1946 the major leagues still represented only sixteen cities, none west of St. ...

• Word Count: 1929
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography

In the Spring of 1945 Jackie signed with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues playing short stop. ... April 18, 1946 Jackie Robinson made an organized baseball debut with the Montreal Royals in Jersey City. ... They played in the World Series against the New York Yankees. ... He was traded from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the New York Giants. ... After many years Jackie was honored by being inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. ...

• Word Count: 1346
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In 1919 Ruth was traded to the New York Yankees for $125,000 and played in right field, taking the advice of Edward Barrow. ... The trade of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees was the best thing that ever happened to both the team and baseball as a whole. ... In the same year, because there were still three teams within the city, the rivalry between the Yankees, the Giants and the Dodgers was still brewing. ... This time it was New York versus Chicago but things started going wrong. ... Ruth remained part of the All-Star team until 1934, which also became his last year in New York. ...

• Word Count: 2397
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Owens was congratulated and welcomed home by a ticker-tape parade in New York City. ... "On August 18, 1946, before twenty thousand people at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, Robinson made his debut with a home run, three bunt singles, and a pair of stolen bases. ...

• Word Count: 1632
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

He tried out for many teams in the Negro League and was finally drafted by the Kansas City Monarchs (Kahn 67). ... In 1964, the governor of New York, Nelson Rockefeller, asked Robinson if he wanted to be on his presidential campaign (Elderkin). ...

• Word Count: 1421
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School