Outline of baseball

What type of thing is baseball?

Exercise – bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health or wellness.

Game – structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional sports).

Ball game – game played with a ball.

Bat-and-ball game – field game played by two teams which alternate between "batting" and "fielding" roles. The fielding team defends, so only the batting team may score, but they have equal chances in both roles.

Sport – form of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants.

Competitive sport – sport in which one or more participants or teams compete against one another. The one that is the most successful in achieving the objective of the game or sport event is the winner.

Team sport – sport that involves players working together towards a shared objective.

Recreational sport – sport engaged in as a leisure time activity.

Spectator sport – sport that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its matches. Spectator sports are a form of entertainment.

Professional sport – sport in which the athletes receive payment for their performance.

Equipment of the game

Baseball bat

Baseball (ball)

Baseball glove

Baseball field

Batter's eye

Bullpen

Infield

On-deck

Outfield

Warning track

Rules of the game

Baseball rules

Game play

Bunt

History of baseball

History of baseball

Origins of baseball

In North America

Major League Baseball

Minor League Baseball

Triple-A

International League

Pacific Coast League

Mexican League

Double-A

Eastern League

Southern League

Texas League

Class A

California League

Florida State League

Carolina League

New York–Penn League

Northwest League

Rookie

Appalachian League

Pioneer League

Arizona League

Gulf Coast League

Dominican Summer League

Venezuelan Summer League

Winter Leagues

Arizona Fall League

Colombian Professional Baseball League

Dominican Winter Baseball League

Mexican Pacific League

Puerto Rico Baseball League

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Independent Minor Leagues

American Association

Atlantic League

Can-Am League

Freedom Pro Baseball League

Frontier League

Pacific Association

Pecos League

United League Baseball

Amateur baseball in the United States

All-American Amateur Baseball Association

National Baseball Congress

National Adult Baseball Association

American Legion Baseball

NCAA Baseball

American Amateur Baseball Congress

Pony League

Little League

Other Latin American Leagues

Brazilian Baseball Championship

Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE)

Baseball in Cuba

Cuba national baseball team

Cuban National Series

Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League

Baseball in Europe

Confederation of European Baseball

European Cup

Austrian Baseball League

Vlaamse Baseball en Softball Liga (Belgium)

Ligue Francophone Belge de Baseball-Softball (Belgium)

Ceskomoravska League (Czech Republic)

Croatian Baseball League

Division Élite (France)

Bundesliga (Germany)

British Baseball Federation (Great Britain)

Hellenic Amateur Baseball Federation (Greece)

Danish Baseball Federation

Irish Baseball League

Italian Baseball League

Honkbal Hoofdklasse (Netherlands)

Norway Softball and Baseball Federation

Portuguese Baseball and Softball Federation

Slovak Baseball Federation (Slovakia)

División de Honor de Béisbol (Spain)

Elitserien (Sweden)

Turkish Baseball Softball American Football and Rugby Federation

Federation Baseball Softball Ukraine

Baseball in Asia

Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan)

China Baseball League (People's Republic of China)

Korea Professional Baseball (Korea)

Baseball Philippines

Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan)

Baseball in Africa

African Baseball & Softball Association

Baseball in Oceania

Australian Baseball League

New Zealand Baseball

Defunct Leagues

Negro league baseball

Leagues

Negro National League (1920–31)

Eastern Colored League (1923–28)

American Negro League (1929)

Negro Southern League (1920–36), minor league

East-West League (1932)

Negro National League (1933–48)

Negro Southern League (1945–51), minor league

Negro American League (1937–60)

Teams in the Negro leagues

Former Major Leagues

American Association (1882–91)

Union Association (1884)

Players' League (1890)

Federal League (1914–15)

Cuban League

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Baseball publications

Baseball America

Baseball Magazine

Baseball Digest

Baseball Hobby News

Contributors

List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually by the Hall of Fame for excellence in baseball broadcasting (article includes a list of honorees)

J. G. Taylor Spink Award, presented annually by the Baseball Writers' Association of America for excellence in baseball writing (article includes a list of honorees)

Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award, presented every three years by the Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to baseball's image (article includes a list of honorees)

People not directly connected with the sport who nevertheless made a contribution:

Roger Angell, essayist and Spink Award winner

Ken Burns, documentarian

Charles Feltman, inventor of the hot dog

Bill James, author and statistician

Topps Chewing Gum, producer of baseball cards

Players

Lists of Major League Baseball players

List of 19th-century baseball players

List of Negro league baseball players

Umpires

List of Major League Baseball umpires

Managers and Coaches

List of Major League Baseball managers by wins

List of college baseball coaches with 1,100 wins

Owners

List of Major League Baseball principal owners