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.

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Kansas City Monarchs 3
Chicago American Giants 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Negro league baseball team
baseball team
activePeriod 1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
early 1960s
basedIn Kansas City, Missouri, United States
surface form: Kansas City, Missouri
category Defunct baseball teams in Missouri
Negro league baseball teams
Sports in Kansas City, Missouri
championship Negro League World Series title
color blue
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
Municipal Stadium (Kansas City)
integratedIntoMLBHistory yes
JackieRobinsonDebutSeason 1945
JackieRobinsonPosition shortstop
knownFor barnstorming tours across the United States
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
Negro National League
leagueTitle Negro National League pennant
location Midwestern United States NERFINISHED
NegroLeagueWorldSeriesTitles 4
NegroNationalLeaguePennants 10
notableManager J. L. Wilkinson
notablePlayer Bullet Rogan
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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Negro National League hasPart Kansas City Monarchs (baseball)
this entity surface form: Kansas City Monarchs
Kansas City, Kansas homeTo Kansas City Monarchs (baseball)
Negro American League notableTeam Kansas City Monarchs (baseball)
this entity surface form: Kansas City Monarchs
Jackie Robinson team Kansas City Monarchs (baseball)
this entity surface form: Kansas City Monarchs
Comiskey Park tenants Kansas City Monarchs (baseball)
this entity surface form: Chicago American Giants