The Father Of Baseball

by Schiff, Andrew J.

• ISBN13: 9780786432165
• ISBN10: 0786432160
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-14
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Summary

Henry Chadwick remains one of the titans of baseball history. As a pioneering baseball journalist and author, an innovator of scorekeeping practices and statistics, and chairman of the first rules committee, Chadwick left an indelible mark on the history of the game. This deeply researched biography is the first book-length work on the Hall of Famer, known at the time of his death as the "Father of Base Ball." It covers Chadwick's driving role in the symbiotic rise of baseball and sports journalism, and demonstrates how Chadwick helped baseball to become firmly established as an American cultural institution. Appendices provide a selected bibliography of Chadwick's writing and a guide for further research.

Author Biography

Andrew J. Schiff lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
Hoboken	p. 11
The Manly Pastime	p. 40
Scoring One for the Records	p. 59
On Tour with Mr. Chadwick	p. 90
Hulbert's Startling Coup d'Etat	p. 136
Chadwick and the Players' Revolt	p. 164
Al Spalding and the Origins for a Feud	p. 189
Writings	p. 225
What Has Been Said About Chadwick	p. 227
Chapter Notes	p. 237
Bibliography	p. 253
Index	p. 259
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