Ban Johnson
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Byron Bancroft 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, President, American League, [ca. 1910]. Michael T. "Nuf Ced" McGreevy Collection, Boston Public Library
Ban Johnson (center) surrounded by the individual portraits of the eight American League teams
The National Baseball Commission in 1909: Harry Pulliam (far left), August Herrmann (middle left), Johnson (middle right), and John E. Bruce (far right)
Norwalk, Ohio
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Norwalk is a city in and the county seat of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,068 at the 2020 census. The city is the center of the Norwalk micropolitan area and part of the Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area. Norwalk is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Lake Erie, 51 miles (82 km) west/southwest of Cleveland, 59 miles (95 km) southeast of Toledo, and 58 miles (93 km) west/northwest of Akron.
Uptown Norwalk, looking east on West Main Street
The Huron County Courthouse and Jail in downtown Norwalk
Norwalk Public Library