Alexander Cartwright
Early developer of baseball (1820-1892) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 72
Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. was a founding member of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club in the 1840s. Although he was an inductee of the Baseball Hall of Fame and he was sometimes referred to as a "father of baseball", the importance of his role in the development of the game may have been exaggerated.
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![The New York Knickerbockers Baseball Club, circa 1847. Cartwright at the top middle. The identification of Cartwright has been disputed.[9]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/New_York_Knickerbockers_Baseball_Club%2C_circa_1847.jpg/1280px-New_York_Knickerbockers_Baseball_Club%2C_circa_1847.jpg)
The New York Knickerbockers Baseball Club, circa 1847. Cartwright at the top middle. The identification of Cartwright has been disputed.[9]
Early baseball game played at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey (lithograph by Currier and Ives)
Cartwright's tombstone in Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu
Cartwright in later life as fire chief
Cartwright's plaque at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and MuseumAbout this person
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United States
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Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1820 to 1892 · aged 72
