Negro League baseball

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