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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