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Doubleday

American  
[duhb-uhl-dey] / ˈdʌb əlˌdeɪ /

noun

  1. Abner, 1819–93, U.S. army officer; sometimes credited with inventing the modern game of baseball.


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For decades, the accepted account of baseball’s origins was that it was invented by future Civil War general Abner Doubleday on a cow pasture in Cooperstown, N.Y. in 1839.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

By Dan Brown Doubleday: 688 pages, $38 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2025

At social media marketing agency We Are Social, some employees have even worn hot pants to work, according to managing director, Lucy Doubleday.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2025

By Elaine Pagels Doubleday: 336 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 28, 2025

Reynolds sent messages to other commanders: Doubleday, Sicldes.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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