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Induction Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1938, Executive/Pioneer

Born: 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.

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"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?