I've been compiling information on non-players (executives, pioneers, managers, umpires, etc.) from the game's early years. Attempting to collect as much as I can on these "baseball men," many of whose contributions are largely forgotten today. Suggestions for additional information, resources, or subjects are welcome; just please contact me via PM about it. This thread is intended for read-only purposes. Thanks!
Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Contributors
Daniel L. Adams
Frank Bancroft
Ernest S. Barnard
Ed Barrow
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Sam Breadon
John T. Brush
Bill Carrigan
Alexander Cartwright
O.P. Caylor
Henry Chadwick
Aaron B. Champion
Fred Clarke
Charlie Comiskey
Tom Connolly
Harry Cross
John B. Day
Bill Dinneen
Barney Dreyfuss
Jack Dunn
Charles Ebbets
Bob Emslie
Billy Evans
Bob Ferguson
John B. Foster
Andrew Freedman
John Gaffney
Clark Griffith
Ned Hanlon
Garry Herrmann
John A. Heydler
Miller Huggins
William Hulbert
Ban Johnson
Kick Kelly
Bill Klem
Judge Kenesaw M. Landis
Ernest J. Lanigan
Fred Lieb
Connie Mack
Jimmy McAleer
John McGraw
Sid Mercer
Abraham G. Mills
Tim Murnane
Charles Murphy
Frank Navin
Silk O'Loughlin
Patrick Powers
Harry Pulliam
Bob Quinn
Al Reach
Branch Rickey
Francis Richter
Wilbert Robinson
Damon Runyon
Jacob Ruppert
Frank Selee
Michael Sexton
John B. Sheridan
Ben Shibe
Arthur Soden
Charles Somers
A.G. Spalding
J.G. Taylor Spink
George Stallings
Charles Stoneham
Chris von der Ahe
John Montgomery Ward
George Wright
Harry Wright
Nicholas E. Young
Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Contributors
Daniel L. Adams
Frank Bancroft
Ernest S. Barnard
Ed Barrow
Morgan G. Bulkeley
Sam Breadon
John T. Brush
Bill Carrigan
Alexander Cartwright
O.P. Caylor
Henry Chadwick
Aaron B. Champion
Fred Clarke
Charlie Comiskey
Tom Connolly
Harry Cross
John B. Day
Bill Dinneen
Barney Dreyfuss
Jack Dunn
Charles Ebbets
Bob Emslie
Billy Evans
Bob Ferguson
John B. Foster
Andrew Freedman
John Gaffney
Clark Griffith
Ned Hanlon
Garry Herrmann
John A. Heydler
Miller Huggins
William Hulbert
Ban Johnson
Kick Kelly
Bill Klem
Judge Kenesaw M. Landis
Ernest J. Lanigan
Fred Lieb
Connie Mack
Jimmy McAleer
John McGraw
Sid Mercer
Abraham G. Mills
Tim Murnane
Charles Murphy
Frank Navin
Silk O'Loughlin
Patrick Powers
Harry Pulliam
Bob Quinn
Al Reach
Branch Rickey
Francis Richter
Wilbert Robinson
Damon Runyon
Jacob Ruppert
Frank Selee
Michael Sexton
John B. Sheridan
Ben Shibe
Arthur Soden
Charles Somers
A.G. Spalding
J.G. Taylor Spink
George Stallings
Charles Stoneham
Chris von der Ahe
John Montgomery Ward
George Wright
Harry Wright
Nicholas E. Young
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