Who is the father of baseball?

Answer 1

In Baseball lore, Abner Doubleday is often credited with inventing baseball in 1839 in Cooperstown, NY, the present-day home of the baseball Hall of Fame, but his involvement appears to have been largely invented in 1907 as a marketing effort led by sporting goods manufacturer Al Spalding. More accurately British-born sportswriter Henry Chadwick deserves the title "Father of Baseball" and was presented with that title by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. Chadwick popularized the game with his writings, invented the scoring system and newspaper box score format that are still used today, and led the codification of baseball's rules. Here's a link to an article about Chadwick's role in the popularization of baseball in America. http://www.green-wood.com/pdf/TheArch%2010%20%2016-FALL04.pdf Alexander Cartwright also deserves mention as the man who first codified the rules of baseball for a team called the "Knickerbockers" in Manhattan in 1845. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2063.html

Answer 2

Doubleday has been long taken for granted as the "Father of Baseball," but the truth of the matter is that there probably is not just one "Father," but rather the game has evolved from such other "stick-and-ball" games as the Irish's rounders and England's cricket.

Answer 3

The father of organized baseball is often considered to be Abner Doubleday. He was also a Civil War general who died in 1893.