William Hulbert

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William Hulbert was a 19th-century American baseball executive best known for organizing and leading the formation of Major League Baseball’s first enduring professional league.

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instanceOf baseball executive
human
sports executive
advocated ban on alcohol sales and Sunday games in National League parks
burialPlace Graceland Cemetery, Chicago NERFINISHED
businessActivity coal business
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1832-10-23
dateOfDeath 1882-04-10
employer Chicago White Stockings NERFINISHED
era 19th century
familyName Hulbert NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork baseball
givenName William
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
heritage American
implemented stricter scheduling and contractual rules in the National League
inductedInto National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
inductionYear 1995
industry professional sports
influenced development of modern Major League Baseball
instrumentalIn expelling franchises involved in game-fixing from the National League
knownFor advocating stronger league authority over clubs
promoting integrity and discipline in professional baseball
leagueFounded National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs NERFINISHED
legacy considered a founding father of Major League Baseball
memberOf National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs NERFINISHED
notableFor helping establish the first enduring major professional baseball league
organizing the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs
occupation baseball executive
businessman
placeOfBirth Cooperstown, New York NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED
positionHeld president of the Chicago White Stockings
president of the National League
precededBy National Association of Professional Base Ball Players NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Midwestern United States NERFINISHED
replaced National Association of Professional Base Ball Players with the National League NERFINISHED
residence Chicago NERFINISHED
roleInSportsHistory pioneer of organized professional baseball
sexOrGender male
sport baseball

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