Since 1856 baseball has been known as an "American" sport. "Casey at the Bat" was written in 1888 and first published in the San Francisco Examiner. It is a tale of the passion and enthusiasm of the supporters of baseball.
The author, Ernest Lawrence Thayer was born in 1863 in Massachusetts. A detailed biography can be found at the following link:
Biography Thayer
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