It’s a common misconception that Civil War Union General Abner Doubleday invented the sport of baseball in 1839. A special commission created by baseball executive Albert Spalding determined in 1908 ...

Long has Cooperstown, N.Y., held the claim to fame of being the birthplace of modern-day baseball. This contention has earned it a permanent spot in sports history, not only as the location of Abner ...

Abner Doubleday is commonly thought of as the father of American Baseball. It’s a history worth celebrating, especially on the Saratoga County native’s birthday. But the line between history and myth ...

A baseball fan of any age has grown up with the established and often undisputed fact that Union soldier, Abner Doubleday (AD), created the game of baseball and that the game has been immortalized by ...

Prior to this fact coming to light, it was thought that Abner Doubleday had invented the game. So, this is our idea of how an interview with Cartwright would go, if he were able to come back to life ...