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    Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. (April 17, 1820 – July 12, 1892) was a founding member of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club in the 1840s. Although...
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  • Alexander Nevin Cartwright is a US academic and President of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Before his nomination to UCF, he was...
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  • to the game today. Founded as the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club by Alexander Cartwright in 1845, the team remained active until the early 1870s. In 1851...
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  • Alan Cartwright (1945–2021), British musician Alexander Cartwright (1820–1892), American engineer and supposed inventor of baseball Angela Cartwright (born...
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    played in Beachville, Ontario, Canada, on June 4, 1838. In 1845, Alexander Cartwright, a member of New York City's Knickerbocker Club, led the codification...
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  • called the Knickerbockers. The purported organizer of the club, Alexander Cartwright, is one person commonly known as "the father of baseball". The rules...
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    influence. While calling the Doubleday legend "amusingly fraudulent", Alexander Cartwright biographer Harold Peterson said that it had "obstinate durability...
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    pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander was selected via the BBWAA ballot. The Centennial Commission selected Alexander Cartwright and Henry Chadwick. In the...
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    1868 in baseball Knickerbocker Rules Massachusetts Game Town ball Alexander Cartwright Doc Adams Doubleday myth First league First pro team First pro league...
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  • excluding supporters of the rounders claim, such as Chadwick. In 1845, Alexander Cartwright, a member of New York City's Knickerbocker Club, produced a code...
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