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Induction
Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1938,
Executive/PioneerBorn: April 17, 1820, in New York, New
York
Died: July 12, 1892, in Honolulu, Hawaii
Bio
Alexander Cartwright is often referred to as "The Father of Modern
baseball." Though the appellation may be an overstatement,
Cartwright was a founding and influential member of the
Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York City, baseball's first
organized club. Cartwright likely played a key role in formalizing
the first published rules of the game, including the concept of foul
territory, the distance between bases, three-out innings, and the
elimination of retiring baserunners by throwing batted baseballs at
them.
Quote
"The game that he left in the East as his legacy to the nation
became a pastime that enriched its followers beyond his wildest
dreams."
— Lee Allen
Did You Know... that Alexander Cartwright left New York in
1849 and eventually settled in Hawaii where he became fire chief of
Honolulu during the 1850s? |