Morgan Bulkeley Essentials Born: December 26, 1837 in East Haddam, CT USA Died: November 6, 1922 in Hartford, CT USA Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Pioneer/Executive in 1937 by Centennial Full Name: Morgan Gardner Bulkeley Players Who Debuted Same Year Coming Soon All-Time Teammate Team Coming Soon Notable Events and…
Five of baseball’s pioneers are added to the Hall of Fame: Connie Mack‚ John McGraw‚ Morgan G. Bulkeley‚ Ban Johnson‚ and George Wright.
1922 – Morgan G. Bulkeley, first president of the National League and later governor of Connecticut and U.S. senator, dies. As president of the Hartford Dark Blues club, Bulkeley presided over the NL’s first meeting and headed the league for one year. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame in 1937, in spite of his relatively short involvement in baseball.
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