Henry Chadwick (October 5, 1824 – April 20, 1908), often called the "father of baseball," was a sportswriter, baseball statistician and historian. Henry Chadwick Image from: [1] This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The following tables list men and women consistently described as a father or mother of something, except those described as fathers or mothers of nations. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... Sportswriting (also sports writing) is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events. ... As with many sports, and perhaps even more so, statistics are very important to baseball. ... For other senses of this word, see history (disambiguation). ...

Born in Exeter, England, and raised on cricket, Chadwick was one of the prime movers in the rise of baseball to its unprecedented popularity at the turn of the 20th century. A keen amateur statistician and professional writer, he helped sculpt the public perception of the game, as well as providing the basis for the records of team's and player's achievements in the form of baseball statistics. The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at , . In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... A cricket match in progress. ... A graph of a bell curve in a normal distribution showing statistics used in educational assessment, comparing various grading methods. ...

Henry Chadwick is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chadwick edited The Beadle Baseball Player, the first baseball guide on public sale, as well as the Spalding and Reach annual guides for a number of years and in this capacity promoted the game and influenced the then-infant discipline of sports journalism. He also served on baseball rules committees and influenced the game itself. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 915 KB) Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY, Feb. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 915 KB) Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY, Feb. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display... Sportswriting (also sports writing) is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events. ...

In 1867 he accompanied the National Base Ball Club of Washington D.C. on their inaugural national tour, as their official scorer, and in 1874 was instrumental in organising a similar tour of England, which included games of both baseball and cricket. In his role as journalist, he campaigned against the detrimental effects on the game of both alcohol and gambling. 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bottles of cachaça, a Brazilian alcoholic beverage. ... Slot machines in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

He was instrumental in the first demonstration that rotation imparted while throwing could cause a ball to curve, which took place at the Capitoline Grounds in Brooklyn. At Chadwick's instigation two stakes were placed twenty feet apart in a line between the pitcher and batter's boxes. A pitcher named Fred Goldsmith threw a ball to the right of the first stake, and to the left of the second. Curveball Pitch Curveball Pitch The curveball is a type of pitch in baseball thrown with a grip and hand motion that imparts forward spin to the ball. ... Capitoline Grounds was the name of a baseball park in Brooklyn, New York during part of the latter half of the 19th century. ...

Despite a friendship with Albert Spalding, Chadwick was scornful of the attempts to have Abner Doubleday declared the inventor of the baseball. "He mains well", said Chadwick, "but he don't know". Al Spaldings sporting goods company made a lasting impact on baseball. ... Abner Doubleday Abner Doubleday (June 26, 1819 – January 26, 1893), was a career U.S. Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. ...

He is credited with devising the baseball box score (which he adapted from the cricket scorecard) for reporting game events, and for devising such statistical measures as batting average and earned run average. Chadwick was the younger half brother of Sir Edwin Chadwick, England' sanitary philosopher. In competitive sports, games or matches are often summarized in a box score. ... As with many sports, and perhaps even more so, statistics are very important to baseball. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ... Sir Edwin Chadwick (January 24, 1800–July 6, 1890) was an English social reformer. ...

The following description of a game was written by Henry Chadwick and appeared in his Base Ball Memoranda. It is typical of his style of sports journalism, and that of his time:

A Base Ball tourney had been held in Chicago on July 4, 1867, in which the Excelsiors of that city and the Forest City Club, of Rockford, had been the leading contestants. The former had defeated the Forest City nine in two games, by the very close scores of 45-41 in one, and 28-25 in another, when the Forest Citys were invited to meet the Nationals at Chicago on July 25th, a day which proved the most notable of the tour. The contest took place at Dexter Park, before a vast crowd of spectators, the majority of whom looked to see the Nationals have almost a walk-over. In the game A. G. Spalding was pitcher and Ross Barnes shortstop for the Forest City nine; these two afterwards becoming famous as star players of the Boston professional team of the early seventies. Williams was pitcher for the Nationals and Frank Norton catcher. The Nationals took the lead in the first innings by 3 to 2; but in the next two innings they added but five runs to their score, while the Forest Citys added thirteen to theirs, thereby taking the lead by a score of fifteen to eight, to the great surprise of the crowd and the delight of the Rockfords. The Nationals tried hard to recover the lost ground. The final result, however, was the success of the Forest Citys by a score of 29 to 23 in a nine innings game, twice interrupted by rain.

For his contributions to the game of Baseball, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1938. Photo of Ross Barnes Ross Barnes (May 8, 1850 - February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseballs National Association and the early National League from 1871 to 1881, playing second base and shortstop. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display... The 1938 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were conducted along much the same lines as the 1937 vote. ...

Henry Chadwick died at age 83 in Brooklyn, New York and is interred in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. "The Father of Base Ball" is inscribed on his grave marker.[1][2] For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... The Chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn NY Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, several blocks west of Prospect Park. ...

See also: Baseball statistics As with many sports, and perhaps even more so, statistics are very important to baseball. ...

References

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External links

• Baseball Hall of Fame
• BaseballLibrary - biography
• Works by Henry Chadwick at Project Gutenberg