National Association of Base Ball Players

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:football_club
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:NABBP
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1870
gptkbp:founded	1857
gptkbp:hasRule	established 9-inning games established 9-player teams standardized baseball field dimensions
gptkbp:location	gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:meetingPlace	gptkb:Smith's_Hotel,_New_York_City
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Philadelphia_Athletics gptkb:Brooklyn_Atlantics gptkb:New_York_Mutuals gptkb:Cincinnati_Red_Stockings
gptkbp:notable_secretary	gptkb:Henry_Chadwick
gptkbp:notableContributor	codified early baseball rules promoted amateur baseball transitioned to professional era
gptkbp:notableEvent	allowed professional players in 1869 first convention in 1857 first governing body of baseball last convention in 1870
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Daniel_Lucius_Adams gptkb:Louis_F._Wadsworth gptkb:William_H._Van_Cott
gptkbp:number_of_member_clubs_at_founding	16
gptkbp:number_of_member_clubs_at_peak	over 100
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Knickerbocker_Base_Ball_Club
gptkbp:purpose	governance of baseball rules
gptkbp:sport	gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Brooklyn_Atlantics
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Association of Base Ball Players