Congrats to Hal on winning REA LOT 661: 1787 A Little Pretty Pocket Book-First Book To Mention BaseballI have a couple of later (mid-19th century) chap books, both acquired from Barry Sloate, which mention or depict games of ball. Sidney Babcock is not related, but is actually notorious for printing and distributing a family history and a coat of arms in 1844, which were both proven to be false by one of my relatives in 1903.