An article from the Babe Ruth Central website tells the story that unfolded during Game 3 of the World Series at Chicago's Wrigley Field. The New York Yankees were leading two games to zero against the Chicago Cubs. In the fifth inning, with the score tied four-four, many of the nearly 50,000 fans, and even players in the Chicago dugout, began taunting and heckling the batter. What happened next has gone down in baseball history as one of the most famous and controversial batting fights. The batter was none other than Babe Ruth, who, with two strikes and two balls, came out of the batter's box and gestured toward the outfield as if to show where he was going to hit the ball. Ruth hits the next pitch over the center field wall for a home run. Many people think that Ruth was simply waving at the pitcher. Although no one will ever know for sure, this home run will always be known as "The Called Shot." Over the years, baseball has seen its share of great players while evolving into the sport this country knows and loves today, not without controversy. The origin of the game is filled with different myths and stories, making it almost impossible to identify. an exact date or person. According to a passage on the 19th Century Baseball website, author Eric Miklich writes that the American pastime may have originated in Canada. Miklich tells the story of Dr. Adam E. Ford who wrote a letter about a game that had been played in 1838 that had several key differences from baseball. Many people believe that baseball evolved from games played in England - mainly cricket and rounders - while others believe that it was the German game of town ball that started it all. On October 6, 1845, the first official baseball team, the N...... middle of paper ....... Web. April 15, 2014.Miklich, Eric, ed. History of baseball: 19th century baseball. NP, 2013. Web. April 8, 2014. Motiff, Jesse. “Willie Mays: The Greatest Baseball Player of All Time.” Report on money launderers. Np, June 11, 2009. Web. April 20, 2014. Pearson, Stephen. “Baseball Origins, Growth and Changes in the Game.” The history of the people. NP, 2014. Web. April 10, 2014. “SportsCenter Flashback: Chicago Black Sox Banned From Baseball.” » ESPN Classic. Np, November 19, 2003. Web. April 15, 2014.Stamp, Jimmy. “A Brief History of Baseball.” Smithsonian.com. Np, June 28, 2013. Web. April 13, 2014.Stamp, Jimmy. “The invention of the baseball glove.” Smithsonian.com. Np, July 16, 2013. Web. April 14, 2014.Stamp, Jimmy. “The Past and Future of the Baseball Bat.” Smithsonian.com. Np, July 2, 2013. Web. April 13, 2014. “Ted WIlliams Statistics.” Baseball Almanac. Np, and Web. April 20. 2014.