Appendix 7
Commissioners of Baseball, Since 1920
|
Commissioner |
Term |
|
Kenesaw Mountain Landis |
1920–1944 |
|
Albert B. “Happy” Chandler |
1944–1951 |
|
Ford Frick |
1951–1965 |
|
William Eckert |
1965–1968 |
|
Bowie Kuhn |
1969–1984 |
|
Peter Ueberroth |
1984–1989 |
|
A. Bartlett Giamatti |
1989 |
|
Francis Thomas “Fay” Vincent |
1989–1992 |
|
Allan Huber “Bud” Selig (Acting Commissioner) |
1992–1998 |
|
Allan Huber “Bud” Selig (Commissioner) |
1998–2015 |
|
Robert D. “Rob” Manfred, Jr. |
2015–present |
Presidents of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, 1871–1875
|
President |
Term |
|
James W. Kearns |
1871 |
|
Robert V. Ferguson |
1872–1875 |
Presidents of the National League, 1876–1999
|
President |
Term |
|
Morgan G. Bulkeley |
1876 |
|
William Hulbert |
1877–1882 |
|
Arthur Soden |
1882 |
|
Abraham G. Mills |
1883–1884 |
|
Nicholas Young |
1885–1902 |
|
Harry Pulliam |
1903–1909 |
|
John Heydler |
1909 |
|
Thomas Lynch |
1910–1913 |
|
John K. Tener |
1913–1918 |
|
John Heydler |
1918–1934 |
|
Ford Frick |
1934–1951 |
|
Warren Giles |
1951–1969 |
|
Charles Stoneham “Chub” Feeney |
1970–1986 |
|
A. Bartlett Giamatti |
1986–1989 |
|
Bill White |
1989–1994 |
|
Leonard S. Coleman Jr. |
1994–1999 |
Presidents of the American Association of Professional Base Ball Players, 1882–1891
|
President |
Term |
|
Harmar Denny “H.D.” McKnight |
1882–1885 |
|
Wheeler C. Wyckoff |
1886–1889 |
|
Zach Phelps |
1890 |
|
Allan W. Thurman |
1890–1891 |
|
Louis Kramer |
1891 |
|
Ed Renau |
1891 |
|
Zach Phelps |
1891 |
Presidents of the American League, 1900–1999
|
President |
Term |
|
Byron Bancroft “Ban” Johnson |
1900–1927 |
|
Ernest Barnard |
1927–1931 |
|
William “Will” Harridge |
1931–1959 |
|
Joseph Edward “Joe” Cronin |
1959–1973 |
|
Leland Stanford “Lee” MacPhail, Jr, |
1973–1984 |
|
Robert William “Bobby” Brown |
1984–1994 |
|
Gene Budig |
1994–1999 |
President of the Union Association, 1883–1884
|
President |
Term |
|
Henry Victor Lucas |
1883–1884 |
President of the Players’ League, 1890
|
President |
Term |
|
John Montgomery Ward |
1890 |
Presidents of the Federal League, 1914–1915
|
President |
Term |
|
John T. Powers |
1913 |
|
James A. Gilmore |
1913–1915 |
President of the Continental League, 1959–1960
|
President |
Term |
|
Branch Rickey |
1959–1960 |
Executive Directors of the Major League Baseball Players Association, Since 1956
|
Executive Director |
Term |
|
Bob Feller (President) |
1956–1959 |
|
Frank Scott |
1959–1966 |
|
Marvin Miller |
1966–1982 |
|
Ken Moffett |
1982–1983 |
|
Marvin Miller (Interim Executive Director) |
1983 |
|
Donald Fehr (Acting Executive Director) |
1983–1985 |
|
Donald Fehr |
1985–2009 |
|
Michael Weiner |
2009–2013 |
|
Tony Clark |
2013–present |