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title: "2 Ban Johnson Quotes - Famous Baseball player"
description: "Byron Bancroft \"Ban\" Johnson was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League (AL)."
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# Ban Johnson

(1865–1931)   Baseball Player

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Ban Johnson was a baseball player.

## Quick Facts About Ban Johnson

Born January 5, 1865

Died March 28, 1931

Profession Baseball Player

## About Ban Johnson

Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson was an American executive in professional baseball who served as the founder and first president of the American League (AL).

##  Quotes by Ban Johnson

> [A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice. He's there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-johnson/a-good-umpire-is-the-umpire-you-don-t-even-notice-he-s-there-all/)

[Ban Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-johnson/)

[Afternoon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afternoon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a34/ban-johnson-110777_afternoon_a-good-umpire-is-the-umpire-you-don-t-ev_56570.png)

> [A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ban-johnson/a-good-umpire-is-the-umpire-you-don-t-even-notice/)

[Ban Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ban-johnson/)

[Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/ban-johnson-110777_baseball_a-good-umpire-is-the-umpire-you-don-t-ev_1721708.png)

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