Born: April 17, 1820
1842: Helped found the Knickerbocker Baseball Club
1845: Drew up the rules for baseball
1846: First documented game under the new rules takes place at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey; The New York Nine beat the Knickerbockers 23-1
1849: California Gold Rush: Cartwright heads west, but moves to Hawaii instead
1850-1863: Serves as Honolulu fire chief
1851: His family moves to Hawaii; he spent his life promoting baseball in the islands
Died: July 12, 1892
1907: The Mills Commission declares Abner Doubleday as baseball’s inventor
1938: Elected to Hall of Fame
1953: Congress declares Cartwright the inventor of modern baseball
1842: Helped found the Knickerbocker Baseball Club
1845: Drew up the rules for baseball
1846: First documented game under the new rules takes place at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey; The New York Nine beat the Knickerbockers 23-1
1849: California Gold Rush: Cartwright heads west, but moves to Hawaii instead
1850-1863: Serves as Honolulu fire chief
1851: His family moves to Hawaii; he spent his life promoting baseball in the islands
Died: July 12, 1892
1907: The Mills Commission declares Abner Doubleday as baseball’s inventor
1938: Elected to Hall of Fame
1953: Congress declares Cartwright the inventor of modern baseball
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