Alfred Henry Spink

Writer, Author

1854 – 1928

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Who was Alfred Henry Spink?

Alfred Henry Spink was a Canadian-born American baseball writer and club organizer based mainly in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1886 he established a weekly newspaper, The Sporting News, that emerged from World War I as the only national baseball newspaper or magazine.

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Born
Aug 24, 1854
Canada
Also known as
  • Alfred Spink
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Canada
Profession
Died
May 27, 1928

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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