Thursday, July 28, 2011

Henry Chadwick: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1938

Henry Chadwick

Born: October 5, 1824

1856: First discovered baseball while serving as a cricket reporter

1857: Became a baseball writer

1861: Edited The Beadle Baseball Player and began establishing a database for stats.

1867: Served as an official scorer for the National Baseball Club

Chadwick created the box score and devised the batting average and earned run average.

Died: April 20, 1908

1938: Elected to Hall of Fame

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