Alexander Cartwright, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Cartwright

early developer of baseball

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1820

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jul-1892

Profession: firefighter, banker, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alexander ?Alick? Joy Cartwright Jr.
(April 17, 1820 – July 12, 1892) 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 has been disputed. The rules of the modern game were long considered to have been based on the Knickerbocker Rules developed in 1845 by Cartwright and a committee from the Knickerbockers.
However, later research called this scenario into question.After the myth of Abner Doubleday having invented baseball in Cooperstown in 1839 was debunked, Cartwright was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a pioneering contributor, 46 years after his death.
Although it has been stated that Cartwright was officially declared the inventor of the modern game of baseball by the 83rd United States Congress on June 3, 1953, the Congressional Record, the House Journal, and the Senate Journal from June 3, 1953, did not mention Cartwright.