Ben Shibe

1838–1922 (age 84)

Baseball executive

Biography

Ben Shibe (1838–1922) was a prominent baseball executive whose leadership and vision shaped the early development of professional baseball in America. His contributions to the sport's organization and business structure were fundamental to baseball's establishment as the nation's pastime.

He is interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, where his memory endures as a pioneering figure in American baseball history and a visionary leader of the sport's formative years.

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