Ban Johnson
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Ban Johnson was an influential early 20th-century baseball executive who played a key role in establishing the American League as a major league rival to the National League.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ban Johnson canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball executive
ⓘ
human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | cleaner, more orderly style of professional baseball ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Indiana, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflict | power struggle with baseball team owners in the 1920s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1864-01-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1931-03-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfInduction | 1937 ⓘ |
| education |
Oberlin College
ⓘ
surface form:
Oberlin College (attended, did not graduate)
|
| employer |
Cincinnati Gazette
ⓘ
surface form:
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
|
| endTime |
President of the American League: 1927
ⓘ
President of the Western League: 1900 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional baseball administration ⓘ |
| founded |
American League
ⓘ
surface form:
American League (as a major league)
|
| fullName | Byron Bancroft Johnson ⓘ |
| givenName | Byron ⓘ |
| hallOfFameCategory | Pioneer/Executive ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the World Series between AL and NL champions ⓘ |
| knownFor | leadership of the American League in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| leagueAdministered |
American League
ⓘ
Western League ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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surface form:
National Baseball Hall of Fame
|
| middleName | Bancroft ⓘ |
| nickname | Ban ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping establish the American League as a major league ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball executive
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league president ⓘ sports editor ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Norwalk, Ohio
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surface form:
Norwalk, Ohio, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the American League
ⓘ
President of the Western League ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
involved in the 1903 peace agreement with the National League
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led transformation of the Western League into the American League ⓘ organized American League expansion into major league cities ⓘ |
| startTime |
President of the American League: 1901
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President of the Western League: 1894 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
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