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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ban_JohnsonBan Johnson - Wikipedia

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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).

   • Born: January 5, 1864, Norwalk, Ohio, U.S.

   • Induction: 1937

2. www.bjbaseball.comBan Johnson Collegiate League

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   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. The regular season begins May 28 and is scheduled to end July 9.

3. baseballhall.org › hall-of-famers › johnson-banJohnson, Ban | Baseball Hall of Fame

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   Ban Johnson was the founder and president of the American League, which became a major league rival of the National League in the early 20th century. He was known for his moral reforms, umpire support, and leadership of baseball's National Commission.

4. sabr.org › bioproj › personBan Johnson – Society for American Baseball Research

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   Learn about Ban Johnson, the man who transformed the Western League into the American League and challenged the National League's monopoly in the early 20th century. Find out how he became the most powerful figure in baseball and the National Commission, and how he shaped the modern two-league system.

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   Who was Ban Johnson?

   • An ambitious, driven leader, American League founder Ban Johnson was baseball’s most influential executive for more than a quarter of a century. Johnson was a sportswriter for the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette in the early 1890s who became an outspoken critic of the rowdy atmosphere in the National League.

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   What is Ban Johnson baseball?

   • 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. The regular season begins May 28 and is scheduled to end July 9. Each team plays a 27-game regular season.

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   Was Ban Johnson a Hall of Famer?

   • Johnson passed away on March 28, 1931. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1937. Explore the archives and go deep into the lives, careers, and stories of the Hall of Fame's honorees. An ambitious, driven leader, American League founder Ban Johnson was baseball’s most influential executive for more than a quarter of a century.

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   How did Ban Johnson become a leader in baseball?

   • The agreement also set up a three-man National Commission to run Major League Baseball, and Johnson was soon acknowledged as its undisputed leader. “Ban Johnson succeeded in establishing his American League as an equal rival of the National,” said baseball historian Lee Allen.

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6. www.britannica.com › biography › Ban-JohnsonBan Johnson | Baseball League, Founding Father, President

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   Mar 24, 2024 · 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).

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7. www.baseball-reference.com › bullpen › Ban_JohnsonBan Johnson - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com

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   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.

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9. sabr.org › research › articleBan Johnson and Exposure of the Black Sox Scandal

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   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.