Albert Spalding

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:awardedBy 2.69
gptkbp:battingStyle Right-handed
gptkbp:birthDate 1850-09-02
gptkbp:careerEnd 1878
gptkbp:careerStart 1871
gptkbp:children Two children
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for player rights
Advancement of baseball training methods
Advocacy for baseball safety standards
Development of baseball leagues
Development of baseball statistics
Establishment of baseball as a business
Promotion of baseball as a global sport
Promotion of baseball as a national pastime
Promotion of baseball education programs
Promotion of women's baseball
Support for amateur baseball
Support for baseball research and history
Support for youth baseball initiatives
gptkbp:deathDate 1915-09-09
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Illinois
gptkbp:family Married_to_Eva_Spalding
gptkbp:founded Spalding sporting goods company
gptkbp:gameplay 1878-10-15
gptkbp:hallOfFameInduction 1939
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Albert Spalding
gptkbp:influence Baseball marketing strategies
gptkbp:influenced Modern baseball equipment
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Baseball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering figure in baseball history
gptkbp:losses 65
gptkbp:nickname Al
gptkbp:notableEvent First professional baseball player to tour internationally
gptkbp:occupation Baseball player
Businessman
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bloomington,_Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:position Outfielder
Pitcher
gptkbp:sport Baseball
gptkbp:stadium Official_baseball_used_in_Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:strikeouts 1,200
gptkbp:team gptkb:Chicago_White_Stockings
gptkb:Boston_Red_Stockings
gptkbp:throws Right-handed
gptkbp:winner 252
gptkbp:youth_tournaments 1871-05-04