1838 - 1922
Ben Shibe American Business
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| First Name |
Ben
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| Last Name |
Shibe
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| Birthday |
23rd January, 1838
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| Died |
14th January, 1922
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| Buried |
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Business
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Benjamin Franklin Shibe (January 23, 1838 – January 14, 1922) was an American sporting goods and baseball executive who was owner and president of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League from 1901 until his death. He is credited with the invention of the automated stitching machinery to make standardized baseballs. Shibe Park was named in his honor from 1909 to 1954. Shibe died in 1922, and is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
