Directions: What do you know about baseball? Use the information you find at the Web site provided below to complete the sentences on this page. Write the missing word on each blank line.

Web Resource: Play Ball!
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jp/bball

1. The ______________________________________________,

   formed in ________________, was the first professional baseball team.

2. Before the Civil War, ____________________________________

   was the most popular sport in the United States.

3. In ___________, ___________________________________ became the

   first African American to play on a major league baseball team.

4. The first official baseball rules were written in __________________.

5. What pitcher invented the slider? ________________________________________________________

If you're looking for more of a challenge, go to The Baseball Almanac at http://www.baseball-almanac.com, click Fun and Games, and try one of the interactive baseball crossword puzzles!