Kansas City Monarchs

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:category Negro league baseball teams
Defunct baseball teams in Missouri
Sports in Kansas City, Missouri
gptkbp:disbanded 1965
gptkbp:firstProfessionalTeamToUsePortableLighting true
gptkbp:founded 1920
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the most successful Negro league teams
gptkbp:homeStadium gptkb:Municipal_Stadium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kansas City Monarchs
gptkbp:integratedMLB gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkbp:league gptkb:baseball
gptkb:Negro_American_League
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri
gptkbp:nickname Monarchs
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Buck_O'Neil
gptkb:Frank_Duncan
gptkb:J._L._Wilkinson
gptkb:Newt_Allen
gptkbp:notableEvent first Negro League World Series champion
pioneered use of portable lighting for night games
produced more major leaguers than any other Negro league team
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkb:Buck_O'Neil
gptkb:Satchel_Paige
gptkb:Ernie_Banks
gptkb:Bullet_Rogan
gptkb:Hilton_Smith
gptkb:Newt_Allen
gptkb:Turkey_Stearnes
gptkb:Willard_Brown
gptkbp:owner gptkb:J._L._Wilkinson
gptkbp:retiredNumbers 18 (Buck O'Neil)
2 (Jackie Robinson)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kansas_City_T-Bones_(as_homage)
gptkbp:teamColors blue
red
white
gptkbp:won gptkb:Negro_American_League_Pennant_1937
gptkb:Negro_American_League_Pennant_1939
gptkb:Negro_American_League_Pennant_1940
gptkb:Negro_American_League_Pennant_1941
gptkb:Negro_American_League_Pennant_1942
gptkb:Negro_American_League_Pennant_1946
gptkb:Negro_World_Series_1924
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4