William Louis Veeck Jr.

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Kenyon_College gptkb:Phillips_Academy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Bill_Veeck
gptkbp:author	gptkb:The_Hustler's_Handbook gptkb:Veeck_as_in_Wreck
gptkbp:birthDate	1914-02-09
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Mike_Veeck
gptkbp:deathDate	1986-01-02
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:William_Louis_Veeck_Jr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	William Louis Veeck Jr.
gptkbp:inductedInto	gptkb:Baseball_Hall_of_Fame 1991
gptkbp:injuries	lost part of his right leg due to war injury
gptkbp:militaryConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryService	gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor	promotional stunts in baseball integrating the American League by signing Larry Doby signing Satchel Paige to the Cleveland Indians sending Eddie Gaedel, a little person, to bat in a major league game
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:baseball_player gptkb:football_club
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:William_Veeck_Sr.
gptkbp:signature	Bill Veeck signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_Frances_Ackerman gptkb:Elizabeth_Murphy
gptkbp:team	gptkb:Chicago_White_Sox gptkb:St._Louis_Browns gptkb:Cleveland_Indians gptkb:Milwaukee_Brewers_(minor_league)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bill_Veeck
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6