A. G. Spalding Quotes

United States, Baseball Player
September 2, 1849 – September, 9, 1915.

Albert Goodwill Spalding was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company. He was born and raised in Byron, Illinois. He played major league baseball between 1871 and 1878. Spalding set a trend when he started wearing a baseball glove.

Also known as Baseball Manager

No human mind may measure the blessings conferred by the game of base ball on the soldiers of the Civil War. It had its earliest evolution when soldiers, North and South, were striving to forget their foes by cultivating, through this grand game, fraternal friendships with comrades in arms.

A. G. Spalding
Baseball is the exponent of American Courage, Confidence, Combativeness, American Dash, Discipline, Determination, American Energy, Eagerness, Enthusiasm, American Pluck, Persistency, Performance, American Spirit, Sagacity, Success, American Vim, Vigor, Virility.

A. G. Spalding
- Success
- Courage
- Baseball

Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of a baseball game, or anything else for that matter.

A. G. Spalding
- Hours
- Wait