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What did Albert Spalding play?
Albert Goodwill Spalding was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball.
did Albert Spalding play baseball as a youth?
Having played baseball throughout his youth, Albert Spalding first played competitively with the Rockford Pioneers, a youth team, which he joined in 1865.

Question: WHat was his position?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Albert Spalding's position?