Baseball’s Inventors

by Dave Studeman
July 17, 2005

Not Abner Doubleday, not even Alexander Cartwright. According to this article by the eminent John Thorn, the real inventors of modern-day baseball were Adams, Wheaton and Wadsworth, with a nod to Cartwright. If you have any interest in baseball’s history, this is a must.

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7 years ago

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BOS	CLE	OAK
NYY	DET	SEA
TBR	KCR	TEX
TOR	MIN	HOU

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MIA	CIN	COL
WSN	MIL	LAD
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