A. W. Spalding

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/A._W._Spalding
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Baseball_Player
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Review_and_Herald_Publishing_Association
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Chicago_Cubs
gptkb:National_League
gptkb:Boston_Red_Stockings
gptkbp:bats Right
gptkbp:birth_date 1850-09-02
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Bloomington,_Illinois
gptkbp:career_end 1877
gptkbp:career_start gptkb:1871
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:death_date 1915-09-05
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Illinois
gptkbp:era 2.69
gptkbp:famous_for Pioneering baseball as a professional sport
gptkbp:gameplay 187
gptkbp:home_runs gptkb:0
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A. W. Spalding
gptkbp:influenced Modern baseball pitching
gptkbp:league gptkb:National_League
gptkbp:losses 252-65
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Great_Spaldini
gptkbp:notable_achievement First player to reach 200 career wins
Co-founder of Spalding sporting goods company
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
gptkbp:played_for gptkb:Chicago_Cubs
gptkb:Chicago_White_Sox
gptkb:Chicago_White_Stockings
gptkb:Boston_Red_Stockings
gptkb:Chicago_Colts
gptkb:Boston_Braves
gptkb:Chicago_Black_Sox
gptkb:Chicago_Pirates
gptkb:Chicago_White_Stockings_(NL)
Chicago Orphans
gptkbp:position gptkb:Baseball_Player
gptkbp:spouse Minnie Spalding
gptkbp:strikeouts gptkb:1,000
gptkbp:team gptkb:Chicago_White_Stockings
1876
1877
gptkbp:throws Right