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Commissioners of Major League Baseball
IN THE PAST 
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These nine leaders of America's National Pastime have crafted the future of the game through good times and bad.
| | Kenesaw M. Landis (11-12-1920 - 11-25-1944) The first Commissioner of Major League Baseball was responsible for restoring the integrity of the game in the public eye following the 1919 "Black Sox scandal." |
| | Albert B. "Happy" Chandler (04-24-1945 - 07-15-1951) Approved the contract making Jackie Robinson first modern black major league player making him both loved and hated in the fan community. |
| | Ford C. Frick (09-20-1951 - 11-16-1965) Journalist who covered the New York Yankees and created the Hall of Fame. |
| | William D. Eckert (11-17-1965 - 11-20-1968) One of the most effective, yet forgettable commissioners who oversaw the funding and construction of bigger stadiums with long-term leases. |
| | Bowie K. Kuhn (02-04-1969 - 09-30-1984) The voice of reason during one of the most disruptive times in the history of the game and the initiation of free agency. |
| | Peter V. Ueberroth (10-01-1984 - 09-30-1988) Brought baseball back to prominence and profitability before heading the Olympics in L.A. |
| | A. Bartlett Giamatti (04-01-1989 - 09-01-1989) Imposed lifetime suspension on baseball's all-time hit leader, Pete Rose, for gambling. Died of a heart attack five months after taking office. |
| | Francis "Fay" T. Vincent, Jr. (09-13-1989 - 09-07-1992) |
| | Allan H. "Bud" Selig (09-07-1992 -) Presided over strike that wiped out the World Series, instituted Interleague play & made the All-Star game count. |
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