Baseball Commissioner
In
1920
the owners of
Major League Baseball
, in order to reestablish confidence of fans in the sport following the
Black Sox Scandal
, established the office of
Commissioner of Baseball
. The commissioner is chosen by a vote of the owners of the teams; it is said that current
President of the United States
George W. Bush
once angled for the position.
Commissioners of Baseball
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
(1920-1944)
Albert "Happy" Chandler
(1945-1951)
Ford Frick
(1951-1965)
William Eckert
(1965-1968)
Bowie Kuhn
(1969-1984)
Peter Ueberroth
(1984-1989)
Bart Giamatti
(1989)
Fay Vincent
(1989-1992)
Bud Selig
(1992-present; only held title of "acting commissioner" from 1992-1998)
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