Richard Panchyk - Baseball History for Kids: America at Bat from 1900 to Today, with 19 Activities

1845

First baseball club founded

1858

First league of ball clubs formed

1869

First professional baseball team formed

1876

National League founded

1888

Casey at the Bat poem written

1901

American League founded

1903

First World Series

190019

Dead Ball Era

1913

New York Highlanders change name to New York Yankees

1919

Black Sox scandal

1927

Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs

1933

First All-Star Game

1935

First night game

1936

First players inducted into

1941

Baseball Hall of Fame

1941

Joe DiMaggios 56-game hitting streak Ted Williams hits .406

1942

President Roosevelt says baseball should continue during World War II

1943

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is organized

194656

Bonus rule in effect

1947

Major League Baseball is integrated when Jackie Robinson joins the Dodgers

1951

Giants win pennant over Dodgers with dramatic Shot Heard Round the World home run

1953

Boston Braves move to Milwaukee

1954

St. Louis Browns relocate to Baltimore and become Orioles

1955

Philadelphia Athletics move to Kansas City

1956

Don Larsen pitches perfect game for Yankees in World Series

1958

Dodgers and Giants move to California

1960

Washington Senators move to Minnesota and become Twins

1961

Roger Maris breaks Ruths single-season home run record with 61 homers Expansion: Washington Senators and Los Angeles Angels join the American League

1962

Expansion: New York Mets and Houston Colt .45s join the National League

1963

Second Dead Ball Era begins

1965

Astrodome becomes first indoor major league stadium

1966

Milwaukee Braves move to Atlanta

1968

Kansas City Athletics move to Oakland, California

1969

Expansion: Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots join the American League Divisional playoffs introduced

1970

Seattle Pilots move to Milwaukee and become Brewers

1972

13-day strike disrupts baseball schedule

1973

Designated Hitter Rule introduced in American League

1974

Hank Aaron hits home run number 715 and breaks Babe Ruths lifetime record

1976

Reserve Clause Era ends and free agency is introduced

1979

Nolan Ryan becomes first player to earn $1 million

1981

Two-month-long strike results in split season

1982

Rickey Henderson steals 130 bases

1993

Expansion: Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies join the National League

1994

Baseball strike ends season on August 12; no World Series for the first time in 90 years Central Division added to both leagues; playoffs expanded

1998

Expansion: Arizona Diamondbacks join the National League; Tampa Bay Devil Rays join the American League Mark McGwire (70) and Sammy Sosa (66) break Roger Mariss single-season home run record

2001

Barry Bonds breaks McGwires single-season home run record, hitting 73