Editing America's National Game

{{short description|1911 book by Albert Spalding}}{{Infobox book
| image             = Americasnationalgame.jpg
| author            = [[Albert Spalding]]
| pub_date          = 1911
| language          = English
| country           = [[United States]]
| genre             = Non-fiction
| subject           = [[History of baseball]]
}}

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'''''America's National Game''''' is a book by [[Albert Spalding]], published in 1911, that details the [[History of baseball|early history]] of the sport of [[baseball]]. It is one of the defining books in the early formative years of modern baseball.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Spalding |first1=Albert G. |title=America's National Game.  |date=1911 |publisher=American sports Publishing Company |location=New York |edition=1| url = https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/849521699|oclc=849521699}}</ref>

Much of the story is told first-hand; since the 1850s, Spalding had been involved in the game, first as a [[pitcher]] and later a manager and club owner. Later he branched out to become a leading manufacturer of sporting goods.

In addition to his personal recollections, he had access to the records of [[Henry Chadwick (writer)|Henry Chadwick]], the game's first [[baseball statistics|statistician]] and archivist. Much of his early history of the game is considered to be reliable. Spalding was, however, said to aggrandize his role in the major moments in baseball's history. Early editions of the book include quality full-page photo-plates of important players.

==See also==
*[[History of baseball]]

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