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3 de jul. de 2009 · THREE ‘OUTS’ AND ONE ‘RUN’. ABRAHAM WINNING THE BALL.” The unusual circumstance of four presidential candidates lent itself to this, and baseball was attaining the national prominence to make the cartoon intelligible.
12 de feb. de 2015 · You may know Abraham Lincoln, 16th president/abolisher of slavery/vampire hunter, but did you know about his connection to baseball? According to many accounts, Lincoln was an avid townball/barn ball player -- games often referred to as precursors to baseball.
26 de jul. de 2012 · As detractors denounced baseball in the 19th century for drunkenness, gambling, and bad behavior, there were numerous attempts to link the game to Abraham Lincoln. The many stories linking the martyred President to baseball helped contribute to its acceptance and popularity.
11 de feb. de 2003 · Abraham Lincoln and baseball; the Great Emancipator and the national pastime; four score and keeping score.
7 de oct. de 2011 · Baseball’s First Fan: Abraham Lincoln. Evidence indicates that Abraham Lincoln may have been among baseball’s first fans. And just as enthusiastic as Lincoln were his successors, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant.
The lithograph – published just months before the 1860 election – depicts Abraham Lincoln playing baseball against his rival candidates – John Bell, Stephen A. Douglas, and John C. Breckinridge. Lincoln has hit a home run using a bat representing his party’s platform, while the others have all been called out using much weaker bats.
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865. He oversaw the Union war effort during the American Civil War . In a 1860 political cartoon, Lincoln and his defeated opponents in the presidential election were shown on a baseball diamond.
