At one time he was credited with having invented Baseball.
There is presently no controversy about this, because the only intelligent conclusion one can draw based on the actual evidence is that the story is an utter and complete falsehood. No serious researcher thinks otherwise.
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Abner Doubleday died on January 26, 1893 at the age of 73.
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Abner Doubleday. Later research has shown that the story of Doubleday inventing baseball is a myth; the first person to codify the rules of the game was actually Alexander Cartwright.
Abner Doubleday who was a well known figure in the American Civil War. He and his wife Lois only had one child. Their son's name was Demas Abner. Abner remarried and had two more son's named Ulysses and Elisha.
ABNER DOUBLEDAY