▁of ▁early ▁baseball ; ▁he ▁founded ▁both ▁the ▁North west ▁League ▁and ▁the ▁Texas ▁League , ▁both ▁minor ▁le agues ▁that ▁still ▁exist ▁and ▁th rive ▁today . ▁Cred ited ▁with ▁discover ing ▁Charles ▁Com is key , ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁by ▁some ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁sc out ing . ▁Com is key ▁joined ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Brow ns ▁in ▁, ▁and ▁replaced ▁S ull ivan ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁manager ▁in ▁mid - ; ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁S ull ivan ' s ▁first ▁manager ial ▁post , ▁as ▁he ▁compiled ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 5 3 - 2 6 ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁year . ▁Also , ▁S ull ivan ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁prom oter ▁of ▁the ▁game ; ▁he ▁would ▁tell ▁stories ▁of ▁baseball ' s ▁beg inn ings , ▁and ▁of ▁its ▁many ▁star ▁players . ▁He ▁author ed ▁books ▁detail ing ▁these , ▁including ▁a ▁bar n st orm ing ▁trip ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 – 1 9 1 4 ▁by ▁Com is key ' s ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants . ▁He ▁also ▁cred ited ▁himself ▁as ▁the ▁origin ator ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" fan ", ▁as ▁in ▁baseball ▁fan . ▁S ull ivan ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁team ▁executive ▁and ▁owner . ▁ ▁Post - care er ▁S ull ivan ▁died ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 8 , ▁and ▁is ▁inter