| 1938 | Inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame for originating the sport's basic concepts |
| 1953 | Acknowledged by the U.S. Congress to be the founder of modern baseball |
| 1956 | City of Hoboken, New Jersey, dedicates a plaque to Cartwright for his organization of the first official baseball games at Hoboken's Elysian Fields |
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