Alexander Cartwright
Chronology
1820 | Born on April 17 in New York |
1842 | Marries Eliza Ann Gerrits Van Wie |
1845 | Organizes first formal baseball club, the Knickerbockers; draws up first set of baseball rules on September 23 |
1846 | Plays in first recognized modern baseball game, between the Knickerbockers and the New York Nine, on June 19 |
1849 | Leaves New York in March to seek gold in California |
1849 | Leaves California by boat; arrives in Hawaii in late August |
1851 | Wife and children join him in Hawaii |
1852 | Introduces baseball in Honolulu |
1892 | Dies in Honolulu on July 12 |
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