Background
Cartwright was born on the 17th of April, 1820 to Alexander Cartwright, Sr., a merchant sea captain, and Esther Rebecca Burlock Cartwright. Alexander Jr. had six siblings.
Cartwright was born on the 17th of April, 1820 to Alexander Cartwright, Sr., a merchant sea captain, and Esther Rebecca Burlock Cartwright. Alexander Jr. had six siblings.
A surveyor by profession, Cartwright was one of the founders of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, an organization of amateur players in New York City. He was chairman of a club committee that prepared a set of baseball rules, which were adopted in September 1845 and apparently were first used in a game between the Knickerbockers and the New York Nine at Hoboken, N.J., June 19, 1846.
Alexander Joy Cartwright was married to Eliza Van Wie.