J. L. Wilkinson

J. L. Wilkinson
J. L. Wilkinson
	Wilkinson at the Negro National League annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois, January 28, 1922
	Owner
	Born: May 14, 1878; Algona, Iowa, U.S.
	Died: August 21, 1964 (aged 86); Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
	Batted: unknown Threw: unknown
Teams
	All Nations (1912–1917); Kansas City Monarchs (1920–1948);
Career highlights and awards
	Served as secretary of the Negro National League.; His Monarchs teams won ten league pennants and two Black World Series championships.; Organized the first night game in baseball history, played on April 29, 1930; Signed Jackie Robinson in 1945.;
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2006
Election method	Committee on African-American Baseball

J Leslie Wilkinson (May 14, 1878 – August 21, 1964) was an American sports executive who founded the All Nations baseball club in 1912, and the Negro league baseball team Kansas City Monarchs in 1920.

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