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National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP) (NA)

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  • Albert Spalding (1850 - 1915)
    Albert Goodwill Spalding (Byron, Illinois September 2, 1850 – September 9, 1915 in Point Loma, San Diego, California) was a professional baseball player, manager and co-founder of A.G. Spalding sportin...
  • Candy Cummings (1848 - 1924)
    Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848 – May 16, 1924) was a professional baseball pitcher in the National Association and National League who was credited with inventing the curveball. He was elect...
  • Lipman E Pike (1845 - 1893)
    LIPMAN "LIP" PIKE Sport: Baseball Inducted: 1985 Country: United States Born: May 25, 1845 in New York City Died: October 10, 1893 Accepting twenty dollars a week to play third base for the Philadelp...
  • Cap Anson (1852 - 1922)
    Constantine Anson (April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922), nicknamed "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop", was a National Association and Major League Baseball first baseman. He played a record 27 consecutive sea...
  • Count Sensenderfer (1847 - 1903)
    Phillips Jenkins "Count" Sensenderfer (December 28, 1847 – May 3, 1903) was a professional baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1866 to 1874.

The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP), or simply the National Association (NA), was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season. It succeeded and incorporated several professional clubs from the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP); in turn several of its clubs created the succeeding National League.