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 James Leslie Wilkinson

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James Leslie Wilkinson Berühmte Gedenkstätte

Geburt
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA
Tod
21 Aug 1964 (im Alter von 86)
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
Bestattung
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA GPS-Breitengrad: 38.9379425, Längengrad: -94.5808105
Grabstelle
Garden Mausoleum 1, View 5, Crypt C, Tier 49
Gedenkstätten-ID
15770122 Quelle ansehen

Baseball Hall of Famer. The only white man to steer a franchise in the Negro National League, Wilkinson was the owner of the Kansas City Monarchs, founded in 1920. He won 17 pennants and two Colored World Series. Among future stars to play for him were Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, and Cool Papa Bell. Wilkinson was also instrumental in designing lighting systems to bring night baseball to the game before the Major Leagues. He was inducted posthumously, along with 16 others, into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January of 2006.

Baseball Hall of Famer. The only white man to steer a franchise in the Negro National League, Wilkinson was the owner of the Kansas City Monarchs, founded in 1920. He won 17 pennants and two Colored World Series. Among future stars to play for him were Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, and Cool Papa Bell. Wilkinson was also instrumental in designing lighting systems to bring night baseball to the game before the Major Leagues. He was inducted posthumously, along with 16 others, into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January of 2006.

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  • Gepflegt von: Find a Grave
  • Ursprünglich erstellt von: wolf forrest
  • Hinzugefügt: 16 Sept 2006
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 15770122
  • Find a Grave, Datenbank und Bilder (https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/15770122/james-leslie-wilkinson: aufgerufen ), Gedenkstättenseite für James Leslie Wilkinson (14 Mai 1878–21 Aug 1964), Gedenkstätten-ID bei Find a Grave 15770122, zitierend Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Gepflegt von Find a Grave.