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
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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