What is Albert Spalding?
{{Infobox MLB player | name = Albert Goodwill Spalding | alt = | image = AGSpalding.jpg | position = [[Pitcher (baseball)|Pitcher]] | bats = Right | throws = Right | birth_date = September 2, 1850 | birth_place = [[Byron, Illinois]] | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1915|9|9|1850|9|2}} | death_place = [[San Diego, California]] | debutdate = May 5 | debutyear = 1871 | debutteam = [[History of the Atlanta Braves#Boston years|Boston Red Stockings]] | finaldate = August 31 | finalyear = 1878 | finalteam = [[Chicago Cubs|Chicago White Stockings]] | stat1label = [[Win (baseball)|Win]]-[[Loss (baseball)|Loss]] record | stat1value = 253–65 | stat2label = [[Earned run average|ERA]] | stat2value = 2.14 | stat3label = [[Batting average]] | stat3value = .313 | teams = <nowiki></nowiki> ;&nbsp; National Association of Base Ball Players : [[Rockford Forest Citys]] (1866–1870) ;&nbsp; League Player : [[History of the Atlanta Braves#Boston years|Boston Red Stockings]] (1871–1875) : [[Chicago Cubs|Chicago White Stockings]] (1876–1878) ;&nbsp; League Manager : [[Chicago Cubs|Chicago White Stockings]] (1876–1877) | highlights = <nowiki></nowiki> *[[National Association of Professional Baseball Players|National Association pennant]]: 1872–1875 *[[National League pennant winners 1876-1900|National League pennant]]: 1876 | hofdate = 1939 | hofmethod = Veteran's Committee }} :''This article is about the baseball player and manager. For the violinist, see [[Albert Spalding (violinist)]].'' '''Albert Goodwill Spalding''' (born September 2, 1850 in [[Byron, Illinois]] – September 9, 1915 in [[Point Loma, California|Point Loma]], [[California]]) was a [[professional baseball]] player, manager and co-founder of [[Spalding (sports equipment)|A.G. Spalding]] sporting goods company. == Other websites == {{Baseballstats | br=s/spaldal01 }} * [http://www.spalding.com Official webpage of Spalding's company] {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Spalding, Albert}} [[Category:19th-century Ame