Bill Veeck

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bill_Veeck

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:birthDate	1914-02-09
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Mike_Veeck
gptkbp:deathDate	1986-01-02
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:William_Louis_Veeck_Jr.
gptkbp:hallOfFame	gptkb:National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bill Veeck
gptkbp:inductedInto	1991
gptkbp:knownFor	Major League Baseball team owner
gptkbp:militaryConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryService	gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:notableFor	sending Eddie Gaedel, a little person, to bat in a MLB game promotional stunts in baseball signing Larry Doby, first African-American player in American League
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:baseball_player sports commentator
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:William_Veeck_Sr.
gptkbp:publishedWork	gptkb:The_Hustler's_Handbook gptkb:Veeck_as_in_Wreck
gptkbp:signature	Bill Veeck signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Eleanor_Raymond gptkb:Mary_Frances_Ackerman gptkb:Mary_Jo_Downey
gptkbp:team	gptkb:Chicago_White_Sox gptkb:St._Louis_Browns gptkb:Cleveland_Indians
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Western_Springs,_Illinois
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5