Who made up baseball? He fought in the Civil War with Ulysses S. Grant.

Bill	I think you're thinking of Abner Doubleday, but baseball was being played before the Civil War. They think it was based on an English game called Rounders. Jun 13 00, 1:16 AM

django

Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball. No one invented baseball. The game evolved naturally from an imported English sport called 'Rounders'. Doubleday neither played anything resembling baseball nor did he write a word about it. The real founder was Cartwright, who sketched the first diamond, laid out the first rules, and assembled the first team. Apr 08 01, 12:43 AM

GohanDZ

This has always been debated. Some say it's Abner Doubleday, while others say it's Alexander Cartwright. Personally, I agree with django. Apr 08 01, 3:43 PM

zbeckabee

Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893), was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. His most lasting claim to fame is the popular myth that he invented baseball, which has been debunked by almost all sports historians, although Doubleday himself never made such a claim. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Doubleday Feb 18 08, 7:35 PM

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