Rounders: A History of Baseball in America

5 Biggest Rules Changes in Baseball History

Listen Later

Over the years, a number of significant changes have been introduced in professional baseball, each one altering the game in its own unique way. Let’s explore five of the biggest rule changes in the sport’s history and examine their impact on the game and their place in baseball lore. 


Sign Up for the FREE Newsletter

  • Get the weekly digest AND access to the FREE bonus show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠rounders.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
  • Sign up as a premium subscriber and get this show ad-free!


    • Liked the Show? Leave Me a One-Time "Good Game" Tip!

    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tip on Cash App⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tip on PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠
    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Tip on Venmo⁠⁠⁠⁠


      • Connect on Social Media:

      • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠
      • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠
      • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠
      • ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠


        • Send Me a Question for a Future Show!

        • Send a Message on Social Media (see above)
        • Send an email ([email protected])
          • ...more
          View all episodesView all episodes
          Download on the App Store
          Rounders: A History of Baseball in AmericaBy Shaker Road Media, LLC.
          • 4.8
          • 4.8
          • 4.8
          • 4.8
          • 4.8

          4.8

          113 ratings

          More shows like Rounders: A History of Baseball in America

          View all
          The Civil War & Reconstruction by Richard Youngdahl

          The Civil War & Reconstruction

          4,714 Listeners

          Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast by Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

          Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

          2,591 Listeners

          Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney by ESPN, Buster Olney

          Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

          4,145 Listeners

          30 for 30 Podcasts by ESPN

          30 for 30 Podcasts

          9,459 Listeners

          This Week In Baseball History by Mike Bates and Bill Parker

          This Week In Baseball History

          252 Listeners

          Tides of History by Wondery / Patrick Wyman

          Tides of History

          6,328 Listeners

          History That Doesn't Suck by Prof. Greg Jackson

          History That Doesn't Suck

          6,084 Listeners

          Locked On MLB - Daily Podcast On Major League Baseball by Locked On Podcast Network, Paul Francis Sullivan

          Locked On MLB - Daily Podcast On Major League Baseball

          330 Listeners

          Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast) by Jomboy Media

          Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast)

          3,492 Listeners

          Key Battles of American History by Key Battles of American History

          Key Battles of American History

          914 Listeners

          The Windup: A show about Baseball by The Athletic

          The Windup: A show about Baseball

          496 Listeners

          Baseball Today by Jomboy Media

          Baseball Today

          540 Listeners

          Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal by Foul Territory Network

          Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal

          134 Listeners

          Baseball is Dead (MLB Podcast) by Underdog Fantasy

          Baseball is Dead (MLB Podcast)

          314 Listeners

          Is This A Great Game, Or What? by Tim Kurkjian, Jeff Kurkjian

          Is This A Great Game, Or What?

          270 Listeners