America's National Game is a book by
Albert Spalding, published in
1911 detailing the early history of the sport of
baseball. Much of the story is told first-hand, since Spalding had been involved in the game, first as a player and later an administrator, since the 1850s. In addition to his personal recollections, he had access to the records of
Henry Chadwick, the game's first
statistician and archivist. Spalding was, however, known to aggrandise his role in the major moments in baseball's history.
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