Home›Articles›The Doubleday Myth and Baseball's Real OriginArticleThe Doubleday Myth and Baseball's Real OriginArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnBaseball, Sports Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, History of baseballOrigins sectionQuote, Origins sectionThe once widely accepted story that US Army officer Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839 has been conclusively debunked by sports historians.View the SourceSport and Games Atlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionSport and Games AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.