Wesley Branch Rickey

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Michigan_Law_School
gptkb:Ohio_Wesleyan_University
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Branch_Rickey
gptkbp:bats right
gptkbp:birthDate 1881-12-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Stockdale,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Branch_Rickey_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution created modern baseball farm system
pioneered use of batting helmets
gptkbp:deathDate 1965-12-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Columbia,_Missouri,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Michigan_Law_School
gptkb:Ohio_Wesleyan_University
gptkbp:final_MLB_game_date 1907
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Wesley_Branch_Rickey
gptkbp:hasStatue gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkb:Busch_Stadium,_St._Louis
gptkbp:honor National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wesley Branch Rickey
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame
1967
gptkbp:league gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:legacy innovator in player development
key figure in baseball integration
gptkbp:managedTeam gptkb:St._Louis_Cardinals
gptkb:Brooklyn_Dodgers
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Pirates
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:MLB_debut_team 1905
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Mahatma
gptkbp:notableAchievement integrated MLB by signing Jackie Robinson in 1945
won multiple World Series as executive
gptkbp:notableFor signing Jackie Robinson
breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:baseball_player
gptkbp:played_for gptkb:St._Louis_Browns
gptkb:St._Louis_Cardinals
gptkb:New_York_Highlanders
gptkbp:playsPosition catcher
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Moulton_Rickey
gptkbp:teamExecutiveFor gptkb:St._Louis_Cardinals
gptkb:Brooklyn_Dodgers
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Pirates
gptkbp:throws right
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Branch_Rickey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6