Milton Bradley (November 8, 1836 – May 30, 1911) was an American game pioneer, credited by many with launching the board game industry in North America with Milton Bradley Company.A native of Vienna, Maine, Bradley grew up in a working-class household in Lowell, Massachusetts. After completing high school he found work as a draftsman before enrolling at the Lawrence Scientific School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1856, he secured employment at the Watson Company in Springfield, Massachusetts. After the company was shuttered during the recession of 1858, he entered business for himself as a mechanical draftsman and patent agent. Later, Bradley pursued lithography and in 1860, he set up the first color lithography shop in Springfield, Massachusetts. Eventually, Bradley moved forward with an idea he had for a board game which he called The Checkered Game of Life, an early version of what later became The Game of Life.In 2004, he was posthumously inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame along with George Ditomassi of Milton Bradley Company. Through the 20th century the company he founded in 1860, Milton Bradley Company dominated the production of American games, with titles like Candyland, Operation, and Battleship. The company is now a subsidiary of Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based Hasbro.
(5 January) Reached a preliminary agreement on a three-year, $30 million contract with the Chicago Cubs. [2009]
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(December 10) Agreed a one-year $5 million deal with the Texas Rangers. [2007]
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Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Has played for Montreal, the Cleveland Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Oakland Athletics, and the San Diego Padres.
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Unwittingly injured by San Diego Padres manager Bud Black when he tried to restrain Bradley during an argument with an umpire. Bradley tore ligaments in his right knee as he fell to the ground, and required surgery. (23 September 2007).
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Year
Status
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Keep the Faith
2013
Documentary
Himself
Sunday Night Baseball
2002-2009
TV Series
Himself - Chicago Cubs Right Fielder / Himself - Los Angeles Dodgers Center Fielder / Himself - Cleveland Indians Center Fielder / ...
2008 MLB All-Star Game
2008
TV Special
Himself - AL Starting Designated Hitter, Texas Rangers