Who Invented Softball: Little Known Facts

Softball originated in 1887, Chicago

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Invented by George Hancock, a journalist.

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First played indoors with a boxing glove

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Originally called 'indoor baseball

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Evolved from a football game celebration

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First rulebook published in 1889

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Women's softball started in the 1890s

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Adopted by schools as a safer sport

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First international championship in 1965

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Olympic debut in the 1996 Atlanta Games

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