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.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball executive
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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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