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Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York.

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REFUTED
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1 source for · 9 against

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Is it true that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York?

No. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that the story of Abner Doubleday inventing baseball in Cooperstown in 1839 is a myth, with one noting he was at West Point at the time; only one tertiary source repeats the legend as history.

Verdict: REFUTED · 1 source for, 9 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 1
softball
2020
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Brannmjk, X. (2020). softball. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527809080.cataz15389

Evidence against · 9
Cooperstown, New York
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Cooperstown, New York. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperstown,_New_York

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More against · 8
Abner Doubleday
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Abner Doubleday. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abner_Doubleday

Baseball's creation myth : Adam Ford, Abner Graves and the Cooperstown story
2013
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1950-, M. B. (2013). Baseball's creation myth : Adam Ford, Abner Graves and the Cooperstown story. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/baseballscreatio0000mart

Abner Doubleday, Marc Bloch, and the Cultural Significance of Baseball in Rural America
2010
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Abner Doubleday, Marc Bloch, and the Cultural Significance of Baseball in Rural America. (2010). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3098/ah.2011.85.1.1

Doubleday Diamonds; or, Digging Up Graves
2010
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Brown, R. S. (2010). Doubleday Diamonds; or, Digging Up Graves. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3172/BB.4.1.20

The creation of the doubleday myth
2013
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The creation of the doubleday myth. (2013). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.26053/0h-db27-rd00

A Theory of How Rumours Arise
2007
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A Theory of How Rumours Arise. (2007). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/0392192107075292

Baseball Centennial (1839-1939) baseball patch
1939
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Baseball Centennial (1839-1939) baseball patch. (1939). n2t.net. https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-82af-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

1825.1 Thurlow Weed and the Growth of Baseball in Rochester, New York
2011
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Astifan, P. (2011). 1825.1 Thurlow Weed and the Growth of Baseball in Rochester, New York. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3172/BB.5.1.65

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