棒球是怎麼開始的？

沒有人能夠清楚知道棒球的由來，但它似乎是由英國的一種兒童遊戲圓場棒球 (rounders) 或四隻老貓 (four-old-cat) 演變而來的；這一張照片出現在1760年的兒童雜誌內，其下的標題是基地球 (Base-ball) 而圖內的運動員站在壘包上，手上握了一個球；圓場棒球球員的許多作用及功能都跟現在的棒球球員相同；唯一的差別在於圓場棒球的外野手以球擊打打擊手以使其出局；您知道他們改變此一相異點的原因何在嗎？

No one is exactly sure how baseball began, but it seems to have its roots in the English game called "rounders" or "four-old-cat." This picture was published in a children's magazine with the title "Base-ball" in 1760 and shows players standing at bases; one holding a ball. Rounders had many of the same features as baseball has today. The one major difference was that in rounders the fielder put the batter out by hitting him with the ball. Why do you think they changed that feature of the game?

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