Henry Chadwick

Henry Chadwick
Henry Chadwick
Chad, The Father of Base Ball

Induction Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1938, Executive/Pioneer
Hall of Fame plaque for Henry Chadwick

Born: October 5, 1824, in Exeter, England
Died: April 20, 1908, in Brooklyn, New York

Bio
A pioneer of early baseball, Henry Chadwick influenced the game by wielding a pen, not a bat. A renowned journalist, he developed the modern box score, introduced statistics such as batting average and ERA, wrote numerous instructional manuals on the game, and edited multiple baseball guides. He was an influential member of baseball's early rules committees. His tireless work and devoted love for the game greatly aided in popularizing baseball during its infancy.

Quote
"The great National Game of Base Ball which he founded and fostered so steadily, firmly and conscientiously, as it now stands, is a monument to his memory. It is doubtless the only monument he would have wished. That is an imperishable as any statue of granite or marble."
— Sam Crane

Did You Know... that in 1868, Henry Chadwick wrote the first hard-cover book on baseball, The Game of Base Ball?

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