Baseball Hall of Famer J.L. Wilkinson: Iowa Time Machine August 21, 1964

Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On August 21, 1964, the Baseball Writers' Association of America elected Algona native and baseball pioneer James Leslie (J.L.) Wilkinson to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Founder and executive of the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues, Wilkinson also founded the All-Nations Baseball Club in Des Moines in 1912. After spending his earliest years in Algona, Wilkinson…