User:Herostratus/Modern baseball

Modern baseball is the current version of American professional baseball, as opposed to pre-modern baseball. The change from pre-modern to modern baseball is usually given as a sharp divide, but the date of this divide is a matter of opinion and cannot be ascertained objectively.

The year 1901 is often given as the beginning of modern baseball. This was the first year of the American League as a major league, and thus the first year of the modern league structure, which has lasted over 120 years. It's also the turn of the twentieth century. There were no significant rules changes how baseball was played on the field in 1901, though.

1920 is the other year which is most frequently cited. This is generally considered the beginning of the over-the-fence home run as a major part of baseball, which has continued for over 100 years. Babe Ruth hit 54 home runs that year, which almost doubled the previous record and was more home runs than any entire team in the league. This feat was generally considered amazing, and was very quickly taken'

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This was the first year of what is called the rabbit ball, of clean balls being kept in player rather than (usually) using just one ball for the qhoe game.