Cooperstown Credentials - The Mills Commission

"Baseball is the exponent of American Courage, Confidence, Combativeness, and Democracy. That’s why we needed it to be purely American, born from our soil and history." - AG Spalding

The Mills Commission, officially known as the "Special Base Ball Commission," was established in 1905 by Albert Goodwill Spalding, a former baseball player, manager, and influential sporting goods entrepreneur. Spalding was a prominent figure in the baseball world and had a vested interest in the cultural and commercial aspects of the sport. The primary…