As the white owner of a Negro League baseball team, J.L. Wilkinson turned the Kansas City Monarchs into a model franchise. Over a dozen Hall of Famers wore the uniform as the Monarchs won 12 league titles and 2 Negro League World Series championships with star-studded rosters including the likes of Satchel Paige, Jose Mendez, Bullet Rogan, Buck O’Neil, and a young Jackie Robinson. Bob Kendrick explores the legacy of the Monarchs and recognizes the first team to bring a championship to Kansas City with the grandson of J.L. Wilkinson, Ed Catron.
Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - <a href="https://twitter.com/nlbmprez">@nlbmprez</a>&nbsp;Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - <a href="https://instagram.com/nlbmprez">@nlbmprez</a>&nbsp;To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit <a href="http://www.thanksamillionbuck.com/">ThanksAMillionBuck.com</a>&nbsp;Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - <a href="https://nlbm.com/">NLBM.com</a>&nbsp;See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - <a href="https://www.nlbm.com/pitchforthefuture/">Pitch for the Future</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;As the white owner of a Negro League baseball team, J.L. Wilkinson turned the Kansas City Monarchs into a model franchise. Over a dozen Hall of Famers wore the uniform as the Monarchs won 12 league titles and 2 Negro League World Series championships with star-studded rosters including the likes of Satchel Paige, Jose Mendez, Bullet Rogan, Buck O’Neil, and a young Jackie Robinson.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bob Kendrick explores the legacy of the Monarchs and recognizes the first team to bring a championship to Kansas City with the grandson of J.L. Wilkinson, Ed Catron.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter/X - &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/nlbmprez"&gt;@nlbmprez&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Bob Kendrick on Instagram - &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/nlbmprez"&gt;@nlbmprez&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.thanksamillionbuck.com/"&gt;ThanksAMillionBuck.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - &lt;a href="https://nlbm.com/"&gt;NLBM.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - &lt;a href="https://www.nlbm.com/pitchforthefuture/"&gt;Pitch for the Future&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

As the white owner of a Negro League baseball team, J.L. Wilkinson turned the Kansas City Monarchs into a model franchise. Over a dozen Hall of Famers wore the uniform as the Monarchs won 12 league titles and 2 Negro League World Series championships with star-studded rosters including the likes of Satchel Paige, Jose Mendez, Bullet Rogan, Buck O’Neil, and a young Jackie Robinson.
 
Bob Kendrick explores the legacy of the Monarchs and recognizes the first team to bring a championship to Kansas City with the grandson of J.L. Wilkinson, Ed Catron.


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When the Monarchs Were Kings of Baseball – 100th Anniversary of the KC Monarchs First Championship

When the Monarchs Were Kings of Baseball – 100th Anniversary of the KC Monarchs First Championship

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