21. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Softball | History | USA's Winning Run With women unable to take part in the olympic baseball competition, softball was introduced at the 1996 games in Atlanta Links to more history stories http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/softball/history/default.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport Other N Ireland Scotland Wales Last Updated: Wednesday, 9 June, 2004, 16:08 GMT 17:08 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version USA's winning run The USA are the team to beat Softball was born when baseball players decided to play their sport out of season and took it indoors towards the end of the 19th century. Slight changes were made and the game has evolved into one of the most popular world-wide sports. Softball's international federation estimates there are more than 50 million registered players around the world. It is rare in the sporting sphere in that men and women can compete on the same side in any of the game's three forms - fast-pitch, slow-pitch and 16-inch slow-pitch. With women unable to take part in the Olympic baseball competition, softball was introduced at the 1996 games in Atlanta in its fast-pitch guise despite never having been played as a demonstration sport. Cynics suggested it was simply to guarantee the USA yet another gold medal and they have not been disappointed.

22. Washingtonpost.com: Olympic Baseball History olympic baseball history. On October 13, 1986, The International olympic Committee gave baseball official sport status, beginning with the 1992 Games in http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/baseball/history.h

[an error occurred while processing this directive] SOURCE: The 1995 NationsBank USA Baseball Team Tour Commemorative Yearbook Go to Baseball Section Olympic Baseball History On October 13, 1986, The International Olympic Committee gave baseball official sport status, beginning with the 1992 Games in Barcelona. When the first "official" pitch was thrown, on July 26, 1992, at L’Hospitalet Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, history was made and more than 80 years of hard work by amateur baseball officials worldwide had finally paid off. On that day, baseball made its debut as an official Olympic sport. No more demonstration games. This time it was for an official gold medal. The Early Years Baseball was first introduced as part of the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. In this competition, as well as the next four Olympic appearances, baseball was a one-game exhibition played by athletes already competing at the games in other events. On July 15, a team from the United States downed the Swedish Vesteras Club 13-3, and Olympic baseball was born. After a 24-year hiatus, baseball reappeared as part of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Although other countries had planned to send teams for the tournament, none of them did, so the USA squad split into two teams and played a night game before a world record crowd reported to be 125,000. The World Amateurs defeated the USA Olympics by a score of 6-5.

23. ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games Official site of the 2004 Summer olympics, includes schedules, venues and olympic baseball history. http://www.athens2004.com/page/default.asp?la=2&id=64

24. Sydney Olympic Park Olympic History Sydney 2000 olympic Games history. Sydney was the proud host of the 2000 olympic and baseball Centre in the main showring of the Sydney Showground http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/home_of_sport/sport_history/olympic_history

@import url(http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/style_sheets/sport/design_css_14488); @import url(http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/style_sheets/sport/design_css_14009); Home Contact Us Subscribe Visiting The Park ... Search Sport Site Search - A-Z of Sport Watch Sport Play Sport Sport for Fitness ... Home Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre is one of the world's best hockey venues and home to Hockey NSW. Hire the pitch and Play Hockey at the Hockey Centre. Sydney 2000 Olympic Games History Sydney was the proud host of the 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. These Games provided the world with some of the greatest sporting and entertainment events ever witnessed in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Both Games were a great success and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games were declared as "the best Games ever" by IOC President Samaranch. The 2000 Games were known for the numerous Australian, Olympic, Paralympic and world records that were broken. Participation 199 NOCs (Nations) and 4 individual athletes (IOA) 10,651 athletes (4,069 women, 6,582 men)

25. HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Baseball This document lists olympic baseball medalists, with rosters of all US teams. It is a page in the history section of HickokSports.com, http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olbaseball.shtml

Sports History Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Olympic Baseball History Medalists U.S. Rosters Other Resources History Baseball was a demonstration sport at the Olympics six times: At Stockholm in 1912, Berlin in 1936, Melbourne in 1956, Tokyo in 1964, Los Angeles in 1984, and Seoul in 1988. That's an Olympic record. It finally became a medal sport in 1992. Because the Olympics conflict with the major league season, American teams have been made up primarily of college players. Eight teams enter the Olympic tournament. The host nation qualifies automatically, while the other seven teams qualify through regional tournaments. Two are from the Americas, two from Europe, two from Asia, and the seventh is the winner of a playoff game between the top teams from Oceania and Africa. Olympic competition begins with a round robin tournament. The four teams with the best records then advance to a single-elimination tournament, in which the first-place team faces the fourth-place team and the second- and third-place teams meet in the first round. The designated hitter is used in Olympic competition. In both the round robin tournament and the medal tournament, if a team leads by 10 runs or more after seven innings, the game ends with that team declared the victor.

26. Talk:History Of Baseball In The United States - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia OK, I ve gone and added the olympic history of baseball (that s where I know most of), will add more later (see subsections already added). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:History_of_baseball

Talk:History of baseball in the United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Talk:History of baseball An event mentioned in this article is a June 19 selected anniversary This article is part of a WikiProject to improve Wikipedia's articles related to Baseball . For guidelines see WikiProject Baseball and Wikipedia:Contributing FAQ Just wondering. Did the New York Knickerbockers wear knickers? Was that the origin of baseball's knickers? Good question. Spalding's Americas National Game suggests so, saying "There is no photo of the players of that team on field, but one almost unconciously uniforms them..." Not compelling. The place to look, I'd guess is Bill James' wife's sections of the Historical Baseball Abstract . I'll have a look when I get home... User:GWO OK, I've checked, and the answer is no. The Knickerbockers wore normal trousers, and their name derives from the fact that "Knickerbocker" was a generic term for New Yorkers, particularly those of Dutch descent. Kudos to Susie James... User:GWO Thanks. Good to know that. Of course "knickers" are named after the kind of funny looking trousers the real Dutch Knickerbockers wore, but that would have nothing to do with the baseball team.

27. History Of Baseball Outside The United States - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Part of the history of baseball series. The first real olympic appearance of baseball is in 1912, as a team from Västerås played against competitors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_baseball_outside_the_United_States

History of baseball outside the United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Part of the History of baseball series. Perhaps the first recorded instances of baseball played outside North America came in , when a party comprising members of the Boston and Philadelphia clubs toured England both playing cricket and demonstrating baseball. A further tour, by the Chicago club with the addition of various All-Stars in the winter of , took the game to Hawaii Australia New Zealand and the south Pacific Islands . Returning via Europe and North Africa they played more demonstration games, including one in front of the Sphinx in Egypt Contents The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) World Cup of Baseball World Championships Olympic Baseball ... edit The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) The International Baseball Federation (IBF) was founded in , after the inaugural World Championships held in London. Only 6 years later, the name of the federation was changed to Federacion Internacional de Beisbol Amateur (FIBA). In , struggles in the FIBA led to a dissident organisation, the Federacion Mundial de Beisbol Amateur (FEMBA), which organised its own World Championships. The two organisation were reconciled in

28. ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games baseball © ATHOC Get to know all the olympic sports through the history The emblem of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games Visit the official website of http://www.athens2004.com/

Unforgettable Games, Dream Games A grand celebration, the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, which for 17 days returned to Greece, the country where they were originally born and the city where they revived, is completed. These Games broke many records. Athens hosted 11,099 athletes, the largest number ever and also the most women athletes ever. Representatives of 202 countries took part, more than any other sport event. The Olympic flame traveled for the first time to all continents. Shot Put was held in Olympia and women competed there for the first time. Four billion viewers all over the world watched these Games. They all saw Greece, inside and outside the stadiums. With a warm  Closing Ceremony , full of music and singing, Athens bade a final farewell to the athletes and its guests.  Visit the Closing Ceremony Image Gallery Wallpapers Highlights of the Games Read the highlights of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games and feel again the excitement of the most important events of each competition day. Olympic Sports Get to know all the Olympic sports through the educational animations.

29. NEA: Sports In History Examine the history of baseball and its influence in shaping our society. Review olympic history with this concise guide to the ups and downs of the http://www.nea.org/lessons/pbs040802.html

document.write(''); NEA Home Member Home In the Classroom Lesson Ideas ... Members Only registration required Select below to see your state affiliate website: -select state- AL AK AR AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Sports in History Interdisciplinary Activity Ideas from PBS TeacherSource from PBS TeacherSource This month, two activity ideas help students connect sports with politics and social issues. grades 3-12 grades PreK-2 4,000 free lesson plans and activities Teaching Ideas 1. Politics at the Olympic Games Grade Level: 3-5 Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies In August 2004, the world will be watching the summer Olympic Games. Ask students what they know about the Olympics. Discuss with students why they are held, how they originated, when they are held, the participants, the events, and the medals. Although the Olympics are intended to bring the world together in the spirit of sportsmanship and friendly competition, inevitably the Games have also been an arena for political statements and important historical events. For a homework assignment, ask students to write a research paper, make a class presentation or create art project about how sports and politics have melded together and affected the Olympic Games, the United States and the rest of the world. Specific examples include:

30. History Of Baseball Outside The United States: Information From Answers.com history of baseball outside the United States Part of the history of baseball The first real olympic appearance of baseball is in 1912, as a team from http://www.answers.com/topic/history-of-baseball-outside-the-united-states

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping History of baseball outside the United States Wikipedia History of baseball outside the United States Part of the History of baseball series. Perhaps the first recorded instances of baseball played outside North America came in , when a party comprising members of the Boston and Philadelphia clubs toured England both playing cricket and demonstrating baseball. A further tour, by the Chicago club with the addition of various All-Stars in the winter of , took the game to Hawaii Australia New Zealand and the south Pacific Islands . Returning via Europe and North Africa they played more demonstration games, including one in front of the Sphinx in Egypt The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) The International Baseball Federation (IBF) was founded in , after the inaugural World Championships held in London. Only 6 years later, the name of the federation was changed to Federacion Internacional de Beisbol Amateur (FIBA).

31. USATODAY.com - Afghan Women Making Olympic History Select a sport, baseball, NBA, NCAA College Basketball Friba Razayee, left, and Robina Muqimyar make olympic history, whether they win an event or not. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2004-08-17-lopresti-afghan_x.h

OAS_listpos = "PageCount,NavBottom120x90,Top728x90,Zaplet1,FloatBottom,Bottom468x60,VerticalBanner,Poster3"; Classifieds: Cars Jobs Dating USA TODAY ... Weather Baseball Baseball home Fantasy AL briefs NL briefs ... Schedules Pro Football Pro Football home Fantasy Team reports Statistics ... Schedules Pro Basketball Pro Basketball home Fantasy Pro Basketball briefs Statistics ... WNBA Hockey Hockey home Fantasy Statistics Schedules Colleges Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Other sports ... Polls Other sports Boxing Cycling Golf High schools ... Travel Ski Guide Tools Game matchups Sheridan's odds Live odds Sagarin ratings ... Salaries databases Indexes Scores Columnist index Sports briefs TV listings ... Transactions Marketplace Baseball Tickets Football Tickets Basketball Tickets Shopping ... Classifieds Posted 8/17/2004 12:19 PM Updated 8/24/2004 6:32 AM Click here for complete 2004 Olympics coverage Photo galleries Olympic athletes in action Audio gallery: Opening Ceremony More multimedia from Athens Results and schedules Main menu Venues Interactive map of Athens Meet the Olympians Rosters and profiles Today's Top Sports Stories With White Sox on deck, sizzling Indians finish sweep of Royals

32. Major League Baseball History Commissioners Peter V. Ueberroth was elected baseball s sixth Commissioner by a unanimous He competed in the 1956 United States olympic water polo trials but did not http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/history/mlb_history_people.jsp?story=com_bio_6

33. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS olympic Sports The current olympic Games program includes 35 sports and nearly 400 baseball s stature in the history of the United States is perhaps http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/index_uk.asp?SportCode=BB

34. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS baseball baseball history American baseball was contested in the Olympics as a demonstration sport in 1912, 1936, 1956, 1964, 1984 and 1988. http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=BB&sportCode=

35. Welcome To USA Baseball - Home Of 2000 Olympic Gold Medalists The Official USA baseball Site. The olympic Games is not just a once in four years eventdevelopment of olympic dreams happens every day. http://www.usabaseball.com/ot/usab-tos-history.html

USABASEBALL.com THE WEB powered by YAHOO! SEARCH CARY, NC DURHAM, NC TICKETS SPONSORS ... Archived Documents setNav("mainleft",["ffffff","ffffff"],["999999","cccccc"]); Tournament of Stars Teams Rosters Schedule/Gametracker Statistics ... Tournament of Stars Home History of the Tournament of Stars In the summer of 1993, five prominent youth baseball organizations (American Amateur Baseball Congress, Babe Ruth Baseball, Dixie Baseball, National Amateur Baseball Federation, and PONY Baseball) came together in Battle Creek, Michigan to compete in the National American Amateur Baseball Tournament. The event was a success and what is now the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars was born. In 1994, the event moved to Evansville, Indiana. Pine Bluff, Arkansas hosted the event in 1995 and 1996. The NAABT called Chicago, Illinois the home of the event in 1997 and 1998. Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities, a Major League Baseball sponsored organization to promote baseball in metropolitan areas, joined the team in 1998. Beginning in 1999, the NAABT became the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars. Orlando, Florida was the site of the 1999 tournament. The home of the 2000 event was Cooperstown, New York. Joplin, Missouri hosted the 2001 event after hosting the USA Baseball Junior National Team Trials in 1996, 1997 and 2000. Beginning in 2001, USA Baseball combined the function of the Junior National Teams Trials with the Tournament of Stars.

36. Welcome To USA Baseball - Home Of 2000 Olympic Gold Medalists USA baseball Today. history/Medal Count. USA baseball National Team 2000 USA baseball olympic gold medal first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz was a member of http://www.usabaseball.com/sports/m-nat-basebl/archive/usab-m-nat-basebl-archive

USABASEBALL.com THE WEB powered by YAHOO! SEARCH CARY, NC DURHAM, NC TICKETS SPONSORS ... Archived Documents setNav("mainleft",["ffffff","ffffff"],["999999","cccccc"]); History/Medal Count All-time USA Baseball Medal Count USA Baseball's Top 50 Collegiate Programs The USA Baseball National Team consists of the top collegiate baseball players in the country. USA Baseball has been operating and selecting our National Team since the mid-seventies, and the team first came into full fruition at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Legendary USC & Team USA head coach Rod Dedeaux was instrumental in organizing the first ever Olympic Baseball Tournament, as eight countries participated at Dodger Stadium. Baseball was given "Demonstration Sport" status, and Japan defeated the heavily favored Americans for the Gold Medal. Every summer since then, USA Baseball has held an invitation only trials at their training facility, to select that year's National Team. Approximately 35-45 of the top collegiate players from the country are invited for a 3-4 day process. After a roster has been chosen of 20-22 players, the team performs on a USA Baseball Red, White and Blue Tour each summer - a schedule of exhibition games all across America versus the world's top baseball talent.

37. NewYorkGames.org: New York Olympic History and the Mets play baseball in the stadium that bears his name). New York s olympic history may have been very different had Lindsay kept him at http://www.newyorkgames.org/news/archives/000164.html

NewYorkGames.org Putting New York's Olympic Bid First Home September 04, 2003 New York Olympic History NewYorkGames.org Report Like its World's Fairs , New York's Olympic bid had its focus outside of Manhattan. With too little space to properly host the world, Flushing Meadows in Queens was the centerpiece of the serious bid for the 1984 Olympics. It was the focal point for other potential bids as well. NYC2012's Manhattan-centric approach is well outside the historic pattern. Indeed, this is only the first effort to host a world event in Manhattan since the disastrous 1892 World's Fair bid . New York was considered the heavy favorite to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus' arrival in the Americas, but the financial backers insisted on using Central Park. The controversy fatally wounded New York's chances, and Congress gave the fair to Chicago. The only event of this nature held in Manhattan was the 1853 Crystal Palace Exposition, though this smaller event (if fit on today's Bryant Park) is not considered a proper World's Fair.

38. IBAF - History The International baseball Federation history. I. The first international baseball event took place at the 1904 olympic Games in St. Louis, USA, http://www.baseball.ch/2003/F/story/E1a.html

The International BAseball Federation History I T he first international Baseball event took place at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, USA, which included some exhibition games. The experience was a success and was repeated at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, SWE. L eslie Mann, a popular ex-professional player from the USA, led the promotion of Baseball in his country with the founding of the National Baseball Congress (NBC) in 1931. The NBC took the first steps towards recognizing Baseball as an Olympic sport. I n 1935 Takiso Matsumoto, professor at Meji University in Japan, invited an American team selected by a committee composed of Leslie Mann, Avery Brundage, Lyman Bingham and Judge Mederick Horfman. This was an historic event because for the first time, a Baseball game was broadcasted by radio from one continent to another. T I T he following year, the second Baseball World Cup included the USA, Nicaragua and the host country, Cuba. I A A ccording to the rules of that time, the new FIBA President was to be elected from the country hosting the Baseball World Cup. Therefore, the new president in 1945 was Pablo Morales of Venezuela. I n 1947, the FIBA Congress entrusted the organization of the next Baseball World Cup to Nicaragua and the presidency was passed to Chale Pereira Ocampo, while Ernesto Ruiz Morales was elected Secretary-Treasurer.

39. Olympic Baseball FOR RUNS IN olympic baseball history TO DEFEAT NETHERLANDS 222 This marks the first time in olympic baseball history that Australia has made the medal http://www.baseball.ch/OG04/Game23.html

Olympic Baseball Tournament Netherlands - Australia 2- 22 Athens Saturday, August 21 - 2004 Photos Results Standings Reproduction authorized mentioning the source and informing: press.ibaf@baseball.ch AUSTRALIA SETS SINGLE-GAME RECORD FOR RUNS IN OLYMPIC BASEBALL HISTORY TO DEFEAT NETHERLANDS 22-2 Australia is now 4-2 in the tournament. This marks the first time in Olympic Baseball history that Australia has made the medal round. The Netherlands drops to 2-4 with the loss. After losing its first two games of the tournament, Australia has won and outscored its last four opponents (Italy, Japan, Greece, Netherlands) by a margin of 48-14. Australia finished its scoring with a single run in the fourth inning on a RBI double from Kingman and a two-run homer by Williams in the sixth inning. The seven inning mercy rule victory is the second of the 2004 Olympic Baseball Tournament. On the opening day Japan defeated Italy 12-0 in seven innings. Australia (4-2) meets Canada (4-2) tomorrow at 19:30 in the final tune-up for both teams before the medal round. The other two teams competing in the medal round are Japan (5-1) and Cuba (5-1). The Netherlands plays their final game of the tournament at 10:30 on field one vs. Chinese Taipei. Australia 955 102 2 22 17 2 Netherlands 010 010 x 2 4 1 ATOC 2004 Schedule Home

40. EdGate Summer Games The olympic Committee formally decided baseball would be an official sport in The United States olympic Committee site includes the rules and history of http://www2.edgate.com/summergames/spotlight_sport/baseball.php

Brought to you by EdGate and Griffin Publishing Home About Athens Healthy Bodies ... Spotlight Sport Baseball Often referred to as America's national pastime, baseball made its debut as an official Olympic sport on July 26, 1992, in Barcelona, Spain. Before 1992, baseball had often been seen in various exhibition and demonstration games throughout modern Olympic history. In time, baseball became so popular that it was scheduled to become an official sport at the 1940 Olympic Games in Japan. However, due to World War II, the Games were canceled and baseball was overlooked as an official Olympic sport for the next 52 years. The Olympic Committee formally decided baseball would be an official sport in 1992. Click a link to read more about Scoring Competition News, History, Fast Facts

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