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Amateur and professional leagues, advice, recruiting information, fantasy leagues, statistics, and fan sites.

Resources in this category:

American Legion Baseball :: http://www.baseball.legion.org/
The American Legion has sponsored a nationwide youth baseball program since 1925 in order to give players an opportunity to develop their skills, personal fitness, and leadership qualities, and to have fun.
Baseball Cards 1887-1914 :: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bbhtml/bbhome.html
The Library of Congress presents 2,100 baseball cards from the game's earliest period. The cards show figures such as Ty Cobb stealing third base and Cy Young posing formally.
Baseball Excellence :: http://www.baseball-excellence.com/
Discussion forums, instruction articles for players and coaches, and a tip-of-the-week as well as a place to create a team website for free make this a useful a useful site for all levels of skill.
The Baseball Index :: http://www.baseballindex.org/
A catalog to baseball literature. Most of the database consists of article citations, with good coverage of important publications such as Baseball Digest, Baseball Magazine, Inside Sport, International Baseball Rundown, Spirit of the Times, Sport, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, and Baseball Weekly.
Be a Better Hitter :: http://www.beabetterhitter.com/
Provides solid online instruction, including video footage, in fundamentals, bat speed, hitting approach, and a coaches' forum.
Black Baseball's Negro Baseball Leagues :: http://www.blackbaseball.com/
Includes essays, photographs, player biographies, links, and other information related to Negro League baseball.
Dressed to the Nines: A History of Baseball Uniforms :: http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/index.htm
The National Baseball Hall of Fame presents an exhibit on the history of baseball uniforms. Look at a timeline of major changes in baseball uniforms or search the Uniform Database for pictures of the uniforms. Includes fun activities about baseball uniforms.
MLB.com :: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp
All the needs of a baseball fanatic are met at MLB.com Everything from tremendous statistics to television schedules are present. There is a comprehensive links page to all of the teams in Major League Baseball.
Presidential Baseball :: http://www.prezbaseball.org/
This interactive game was developed by history professors to teach about parallels between America's national pastime and national leaders.
US Amateur Baseball Association :: http://www.usaba.com/
The USABA hosts National World Series Tournaments in nine age programs, ages 11 - 19 and under.
Webball Pitching Mechanics, Hitting Mechanics, Baseball Instruction, Coaching Strategy :: http://www.webball.com/cms/
This site has free material on baseball instruction, coaching strategies, pitching and hitting mechanics, and training. Some features require a subscription.
     
 
   
 
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