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Posted By: davidcycleback

Same name doesn't mean the same game. After all, there are two different sports named football.

I've often heard from credible folks the theory that baseball was developed from several English kids games, so I do not dismiss the idea that the game is English in origin. I just don't think the word 'base ball' written in a 1700s document constitutes proof. If there was description of how this game was played, then we could assess.