Kansas City Monarchs (baseball)
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The Kansas City Monarchs were a prominent Negro League baseball team, renowned for their long history, multiple championships, and for featuring legendary players such as Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Monarchs | 3 |
| Chicago American Giants | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball team
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baseball team ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ early 1960s ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
Kansas City, Missouri
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| category |
Defunct baseball teams in Missouri
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Negro league baseball teams ⓘ Sports in Kansas City, Missouri ⓘ |
| championship | Negro League World Series title ⓘ |
| color |
blue
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red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1965 ⓘ |
| founded | 1920 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | J. L. Wilkinson ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most successful and famous Negro league teams ⓘ |
| homeBallpark |
Muehlebach Field
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Municipal Stadium (Kansas City) ⓘ |
| integratedIntoMLBHistory | yes ⓘ |
| JackieRobinsonDebutSeason | 1945 ⓘ |
| JackieRobinsonPosition | shortstop ⓘ |
| knownFor |
barnstorming tours across the United States
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innovative use of portable lighting for night games ⓘ longest continuously operating franchise in Negro leagues ⓘ producing many future Major League Baseball players ⓘ strong pitching staffs ⓘ |
| league |
Negro American League
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Negro National League ⓘ |
| leagueTitle | Negro National League pennant ⓘ |
| location | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NegroLeagueWorldSeriesTitles | 4 ⓘ |
| NegroNationalLeaguePennants | 10 ⓘ |
| notableManager | J. L. Wilkinson ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Bullet Rogan
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Ernie Banks ⓘ Hilton Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Robinson ⓘ Newt Allen ⓘ Satchel Paige ⓘ Turkey Stearnes ⓘ Willard Brown ⓘ |
| owner | J. L. Wilkinson ⓘ |
| SatchelPaigeRole | pitcher ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
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