Abook that was popular in 1744 described how to play a game called baseball. a pitcher threw a ball underhand to a batter, who tried to hit the ball with a bat. the bat had a flat end. a catcher stood behind the batter. if the batter hit the ball, the batter ran to a base and back again to score a point. the bases were marked with posts, rather than with bags.
which detail supports the main idea of the first paragraph of the passage?
batters can score a point if they hit the ball.
bases were marked with posts.
a batter tried to hit the ball thrown to him.
a popular book described a game called baseball.