The Vintage Base Ball Association is a vintage base ball league founded in 1996 in Columbus, Ohio, on the 150th anniversary of the first recorded baseball game between organized teams. The league uses the National Association of Base Ball Players as a model. Rules, equipment, uniforms, behavior, and facilities are all intended to conform with those of the earliest version of the sport.
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