There is little, if any, evidence that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in 1839 in Cooperstown, NY, as we've been told by MLB for years.

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In 1837, William Wheaton from the New York Baseball Club (or Gothams) crafted a set of rules which closely resembled modern baseball. And in 1845, Wheaton and William Tucker amended those rules to become the New York Knickerbockers Club rules. A major amendment was the “three outs per inning” rule.

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In addition to Wheaton and Tucker, Daniel “Doc” Adams was instrumental in defining modern baseball. Adams is credited for playing in the inaugural game; helping standardize equipment by making the baseballs himself and overseeing the bat makers; creating the position of shortstop; presiding over the first Rules Committee; and, drafting the Laws of Baseball.

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We tip our hat to the Knickerbockers Club, Wheaton, Tucker and Adams as the creators of modern baseball…because it really isn’t baseball without 3 outs per inning!