Albert Goodwill Spalding

Crash Course · 11-02-2006, 02:40 PM

19th Century PLAYER - MANAGER - TEAM PRESIDENT - SPORTING GOODS MANUFACTURER.

crazydiamond · 11-02-2006, 03:47 PM

As a player, definitely not. He only really played 1 year. Admittedly, he was fantastic in that year, but the fact that he played for the best team in the league and the teams weren't exactly very even helped him a lot.
His contributions to the game, however, are immeasurable. There are few people out there who contributed more to making baseball what it is today than Al Spalding. His book, America's National Game, was the first chronicle of early baseball. While it was flawed and quite biased, it's still important.
And then, of course, there's the whole sporting good stuff.

Despite all this, I vote no. I have, for the duration of this project, voted 95% based on how a player performed on the field. To me, that's what this should be about.

KCBOOMER · 11-02-2006, 05:05 PM

Emphatic "Yes". I don't hold much with non-players getting honors, but I do recognize the work of the real pioneers who helped build the game. It is no mistake that the VC in their firstelection in 1939 selected Al Spalding.

nyy26wc · 11-02-2006, 05:41 PM

No.

Just played 1 year in the majors.

He was a good capitalist. But, if everyone wasn't playing with his balls, they would be playing with someone else's balls.

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11-02-2006, 05:05 PM	#3
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Emphatic "Yes". I don't hold much with non-players getting honors, but I do recognize the work of the real pioneers who helped build the game. It is no mistake that the VC in their firstelection in 1939 selected Al Spalding. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

11-02-2006, 05:41 PM	#4
nyy26wc NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NJ Posts: 14,584	No. Just played 1 year in the majors. He was a good capitalist. But, if everyone wasn't playing with his balls, they would be playing with someone else's balls. __________________ Lee Creator, Complete Baseball Encyclopedia. It's powerful, yet extremely easy to use. Features extensive sorting and stat display options. The CBE has many features that are not available in online and printed sources. Has 2006 stats and daily update service for 2007.

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11-02-2006, 03:47 PM	#2
crazydiamond Inducted Into The NetShrine Assembly of Fame Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Walnut Creek, CA Posts: 935	As a player, definitely not. He only really played 1 year. Admittedly, he was fantastic in that year, but the fact that he played for the best team in the league and the teams weren't exactly very even helped him a lot. His contributions to the game, however, are immeasurable. There are few people out there who contributed more to making baseball what it is today than Al Spalding. His book, America's National Game, was the first chronicle of early baseball. While it was flawed and quite biased, it's still important. And then, of course, there's the whole sporting good stuff. Despite all this, I vote no. I have, for the duration of this project, voted 95% based on how a player performed on the field. To me, that's what this should be about.

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