Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Executive. Regarded as a pioneer in organized professional baseball, he was part owner of Chicago's National Association team, when he and Albert Spalding founded the National League in 1876. He was elected National League's second president the following year and is credited with establishing respectability, integrity and a sound foundation for the new league with his relentless opposition to betting, rowdiness and other prevalent abuses that threatened the sport. He remained President of the National Baseball League until his death of a heart attack at age 49 and was posthumously elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1995.
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Executive. Regarded as a pioneer in organized professional baseball, he was part owner of Chicago's National Association team, when he and Albert Spalding founded the National League in 1876. He was elected National League's second president the following year and is credited with establishing respectability, integrity and a sound foundation for the new league with his relentless opposition to betting, rowdiness and other prevalent abuses that threatened the sport. He remained President of the National Baseball League until his death of a heart attack at age 49 and was posthumously elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1995.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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