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Albert Spalding.
American pitcher, manager, and business executive (1850–1915)
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About Albert Spalding
Albert Goodwill Spalding was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of the Spalding sporting goods company. He was born and raised in Byron, Illinois, and graduated from Rockford Central High School in Rockford, Illinois. He played major league baseball from 1871 to 1878. Spalding set a trend when he started wearing a baseball glove.
Everything about Albert Spalding →- Occupation
- businessperson, baseball player, writer, athlete
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 2, 1850
- Died
- September 9, 1915