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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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But in 1838, a full year before Doubleday was purported to have rigged up a diamond on Elihu Phinney’s farmland in Upstate New York, Beachville allegedly hosted a baseball game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 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

The path to U.S. publication, by Doubleday in 1952, was not a smooth one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2025

Reynolds sent messages to other commanders: Doubleday, Sicldes.

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