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Baseball's stature in the history of the United States is perhaps reflected more clearly in a simple dictionary rather than in the seven-centimetre-thick baseball encyclopaedia.
There, you can find the word Ruthian, meaning "of mammoth proportions", as in a home run by Babe Ruth back in the 1920s. There, you can find Lou Gehrig's disease, as the incurable degenerative illness amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has been better known since Lou Gehrig, Ruth's team-mate, died from it in the 1940s.
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| History |
 Legend has it that the sport was invented by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York, but that legend has been largely discredited, and Doubleday should instead be recognised for being an American Civil War hero.
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| Equipment |
 Baseball cap
Identifies the athletes' team. Also protects the eyes from blinding sun rays and spotlights.
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| Glossary |
Balk: An illegal, often deceptive move by the pitcher, penalised by a ball being called, or letting baserunners advance one base.
Baseline: The direct line between each base, along which the baserunner must generally run.
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A graduate of Northeast Louisiana University, right-handed pitcher Ben Sheets was playing for the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League when he was selected to join Team USA for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. |
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Slugger Orestes Kindel醤 played in all of the first three official Olympic baseball tournaments and won two gold medals (1992 and 1996) and a silver medal (2000). In 1992, playing left field, he batted .344 and hit two home runs with eight runs batted in (RBIs). |
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