U guess it...

Well in this book there were the first men to play baseball well. You tell me if this is really true that they were the first men to play ball in the 1800's (or was it in the 1900's?). If it was in that year what or how was it played? Was it just like now or was it way different? In what ways? Yes it was like today only it was played slower with a wooden bat. Now is it played with the same bat?