Albert Goodwill Spalding
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baseball executive
baseball manager
businessman
human
professional baseball player
sporting goods magnate
Albert Goodwill Spalding was a 19th-century American professional baseball player, manager, executive, and sporting-goods magnate who helped popularize baseball and co-founded the Spalding sporting goods company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albert Goodwill Spalding canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball executive
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baseball manager ⓘ businessman ⓘ human ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ sporting goods magnate ⓘ |
| advocatedTheory | baseball originated in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | A. G. Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authored |
America's National Game
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Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| battingAverage | .313 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | A.G. Spalding & Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1850-09-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1915-09-09 ⓘ |
| earnedRunAverage | 2.14 ⓘ |
| executiveRole | president of the Chicago White Stockings ⓘ |
| familyName | Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Spalding sporting goods company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Albert Goodwill Spalding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize | baseball ⓘ |
| inductedInto | National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league |
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
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National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building one of the first major sporting goods empires in the United States
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early dominance as a pitcher in professional baseball ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball executive
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baseball manager ⓘ baseball player ⓘ business executive ⓘ sports equipment manufacturer ⓘ |
| organized | 1888–1889 world baseball tour ⓘ |
| pitchedFirst20GameWinnerSeason | 1871 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Byron, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOffice | Los Angeles City Council member ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team |
Boston Red Stockings
NERFINISHED
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Chicago White Stockings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamManaged | Chicago White Stockings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| wasMemberOf | Mills Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPioneerIn | professionalization of baseball ⓘ |
| winLossRecordAsPitcher | 252–65 ⓘ |
| won20OrMoreGamesConsecutivelySeasons | 6 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Spalding