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January 5, 1864 in Norwalk, Ohio |
| Died | March 28, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri | | Teams | Western League/American League (President, 1893-1927) | | Awards | Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame (1937) |
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By Wikipedia
Byron Bancroft Johnson (January 5, 1864 - March 28, 1931) was an
executive in Major League Baseball who served as the founder and first
president of the American League.
Johnson graduated from Marietta College in Ohio in 1887. While
attending Marietta, Johnson was known as one of the best catchers in
college baseball. He went to work for a Cincinnati newspaper and
specialized in baseball writing. With future White Sox owner Charles
Comiskey in 1894, Johnson set out to revive the old Western
League, which he renamed the
American League in 1900, launching it as a major competitor to the National
League. He soon became an important member of the National Commission
until 1920 and remained AL President until illness forced him into
retirement in 1927.
Johnson died at age 67 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was elected into the Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1937.
Baseball Executive References
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Just a Game: Players, Owners, and American Baseball to 1920 by Robert
F. Burk
Much More Than a Game: Players, Owners, and American Baseball since 1921
by Robert F. Burk
The Conscience of the Game: Baseball's Commissioners from Landis to Selig
by Larry Moffi
Judge
and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis by
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