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Commissioners of Major League Baseball  
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These nine leaders of America's National Pastime have crafted the future of the game through good times and bad.

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  • 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."
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  • 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.
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  • Ford C. Frick (09-20-1951 - 11-16-1965) Journalist who covered the New York Yankees and created the Hall of Fame.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Peter V. Ueberroth (10-01-1984 - 09-30-1988) Brought baseball back to prominence and profitability before heading the Olympics in L.A.
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  • 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.
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  • Francis "Fay" T. Vincent, Jr. (09-13-1989 - 09-07-1992)
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  • 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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    Source: Baseball Almanac

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