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Softball is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. It was invented in 1887 in Chicago as an indoor game. It was at various times called indoor baseball mush ball playground softbund ball kitten ball and because it was also played by women ladies’ baseball. The name softball was given to the game in 1926. A tournament held in 1933 at the Chicago World’s Fair spurred interest in the game.