<human>:  When did the game of baseball begin?
<bot>: Baseball was invented in 1845 by a man named Alexander Cartwright. Cartwright was a lawyer, and he was interested in the idea of a game that involved a ball, bats, and gloves. He published the rules of the game in a newspaper, and he gave the game its name, "baseball". The first game was played on June 19, 1846.