Rube Foster

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Baseball player
gptkbp:advocatesFor Equal opportunities in baseball
gptkbp:battingStyle Right-handed
gptkbp:birthDate 1879-09-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Calvert,_Texas
gptkbp:careerEnd 1916
gptkbp:careerStart 1902
gptkbp:celebratedIn Baseball literature
gptkbp:coachingCareer Various_teams_in_Negro_leagues
gptkbp:contributedTo The_growth_of_baseball_in_America
gptkbp:contribution Promoted_African_American_baseball
gptkbp:deathDate 1930-12-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:World_Series_of_Negro_Leagues
gptkbp:featuredIn Books about baseball history
gptkbp:firstHeld First to organize a professional league for black players
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Negro_National_League
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Andrew_Rube_Foster
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_figure_in_the_history_of_African_American_sports
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rube Foster
gptkbp:impact Significant impact on baseball culture
gptkbp:influence Baseball integration
gptkbp:influenced Baseball management practices
Civil Rights movement in sports
Future baseball leagues
gptkbp:inspiration Documentaries about Negro leagues
Many_future_African_American_players
gptkbp:is_known_for A_pioneer_for_African_American_athletes
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy The establishment of black baseball teams
gptkbp:isKnownFor His pitching skills and management abilities
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor His contributions to sports and society.
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership in Negro leagues
gptkbp:league Negro leagues
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering figure in baseball history
gptkbp:manager 1920
1926
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Father_of_Black_Baseball
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Baseball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:notableEvent Founder_of_the_Negro_National_League
gptkbp:playsFor gptkb:Chicago_Giants
gptkb:Philadelphia_Giants
gptkb:New_York_Lincoln_Giants
gptkb:Cuban_X-Giants
gptkbp:position Pitcher
gptkbp:recognizedBy Baseball historians
gptkbp:team gptkb:Chicago_American_Giants
gptkbp:throws Right-handed
gptkbp:wasPartOf The early 20th-century baseball scene