later held the office 1850. Elihu Phinney's name may now be associated as much with the game of baseball as it is with the publishing business. It was claimed that Abner Doubleday, the supposed inventor of baseball, regularly played the game on Phinney's farm. This led to the purchase of the lot for use as a baseball park now called Doubleday Field, which was the site of the annual Baseball Hall of Fame Game. Bibliography External links George Glazer Gallery: Amos Doolittle, Bonaparte in Trouble, shows an engraving (c.1814) printed on paper which Elihu Phinney produced. Alan Taylor, Who Murdered William Cooper, quotes Phinney publications reporting Judge Cooper's death. Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Company, shows an example of the Phinney edition that was the basis for Joseph Smith's translation. Doubleday Field, A Diamond in the Pasture, explains how Phinney's farm became the famous baseball park. 1756 births 1813 deaths American publishers (people) People from Cooperstown, New York