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Byron Bancroft Johnson (January 5, 1864 – March 28, 1931) was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League (AL).
Ban Johnson is Kansas City's summer collegiate baseball league. Founded in 1927, the league features area college players on twelve teams that play at Creekside Baseball Complex in Parkville, Mo. Select the Team tab to view Schedule, Standings, or Stats, or select GameChanger Tab.
An ambitious, driven leader, American League founder Ban Johnson was baseball’s most influential executive for more than a quarter of a century.
Ban Johnson (born Jan. 5, 1864, Norwalk, Ohio, U.S.—died March 28, 1931, St. Louis, Mo.) was a U.S. professional baseball administrator and the first president of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs (1900–27).
Dec 27, 2023 · Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey, center left, and American League president Ban Johnson, center right, seen here in 1911, were friends and business partners when they founded the AL together at the turn of the 20th century. Two decades later, they were bitter enemies.
Jan 29, 2012 · The most powerful figure of the Deadball Era, Ban Johnson’s rise to prominence in the national pastime was as improbable as it was meteoric.
Ban Johnson. Full Name: Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson. Profession: Founder of Baseball 's American League. Nationality: American. Biography: Johnson was founder and first president of the American League, which was intended as an alternative to the National League.
Aug 21, 2022 · Ban Johnson was the founding President of the American League. Nicknamed "The Czar of Baseball", he took the step of banning the Black Sox from baseball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on December 7, 1937 by the Centennial Commission.
Oct 28, 1982 · ?Ban Johnson is one of the most important figures in baseball history. Virtually single-handedly he created the American League. ... His career ended sadly, anticlimactically, and, from Johnson's perspective, tragically. But no other individual dd so much to shape the baseball world or today.
- Eugene Murdock
Byron Bancroft Johnson (January 5, 1864 – March 28, 1931) was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League (AL).