The Ball Players’ Chronicle: A Weekly Journal Devoted to the Interests of the American Game of Base Ball and Kindred Sports of the Field

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Title

The Ball Players’ Chronicle: A Weekly Journal Devoted to the Interests of the American Game of Base Ball and Kindred Sports of the Field

Coverage

New York

Publisher

Thompson and Pearson

Date

June 6, 1867

Subject

Volume 1, number 1

Description

The first magazine devoted entirely to baseball, The Ball Players’ Chronicle was founded by Henry Chadwick, often referred to as the “father of baseball.” In 1869, it merged into National Chronicle, the official organ of the National Association of Base Ball Players.