Negro League baseball

GPTKB entity

Statements (78)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Negro_Leagues
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1960
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:declinedAfter 1947
gptkbp:founded 1920
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Rube_Foster
gptkbp:historicalSignificance highlighted racial segregation in American sports
contributed to the eventual integration of Major League Baseball
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Negro League baseball
gptkbp:integratedMajorLeagueBaseball 1947
gptkbp:league gptkb:baseball
gptkb:California_Winter_League
gptkb:Cuban_League
gptkb:Negro_American_League
gptkb:Eastern_Colored_League
gptkb:Negro_Southern_League
gptkb:Southern_Negro_League
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri
gptkb:Negro_Leagues_Baseball_Museum
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Buck_O'Neil
gptkb:Oscar_Charleston
gptkb:Candy_Jim_Taylor
gptkb:Rube_Foster
gptkb:C.I._Taylor
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:baseball
gptkb:East–West_All-Star_Game
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Busch_Stadium
gptkb:Wrigley_Field
gptkb:Ebbets_Field
gptkb:Forbes_Field
gptkb:Mack_Park
gptkb:Sportsman's_Park
gptkb:Comiskey_Park
gptkb:Dunn_Field
gptkb:Griffith_Stadium
gptkb:League_Park
gptkb:Rickwood_Field
gptkb:Polo_Grounds
gptkb:Yankee_Stadium
gptkb:Hilldale_Park
gptkb:Municipal_Stadium
gptkb:Stars_Park
gptkb:Shibe_Park
gptkb:Greenlee_Field
gptkb:Baker_Bowl
Cumberland Posey Field
gptkbp:notablePlayer gptkb:Jackie_Robinson
gptkb:Larry_Doby
gptkb:Willie_Wells
gptkb:Buck_O'Neil
gptkb:Buck_Leonard
gptkb:Cool_Papa_Bell
gptkb:Josh_Gibson
gptkb:Mule_Suttles
gptkb:Oscar_Charleston
gptkb:Satchel_Paige
gptkb:Monte_Irvin
gptkb:Judy_Johnson
gptkb:Leon_Day
gptkb:Ray_Dandridge
gptkb:Turkey_Stearnes
gptkbp:notableTeam gptkb:Homestead_Grays
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Crawfords
gptkb:Chicago_American_Giants
gptkb:Kansas_City_Monarchs
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Effa_Manley
gptkb:Tom_Wilson
gptkb:Alex_Pompez
gptkb:Rube_Foster
gptkb:Ed_Bolden
gptkb:Gus_Greenlee
gptkb:J.L._Wilkinson
gptkbp:purpose provide opportunities for African American and Latin American baseball players
gptkbp:recognizedByMLBAsMajorLeagues 2020
gptkbp:sport gptkb:baseball
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Grays_Field_historical_marker
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6