National Baseball Commission
Governing body of baseball (1903–1920) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with National Baseball Congress.
The National Baseball Commission was the governing body of Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball from 1903 to 1920. It consisted of a chairman, the presidents of the National League (NL) and American League (AL), and a secretary. The commission was formed as part of the peace agreement between the AL and NL and abolished following the Black Sox Scandal. It was replaced with the Commissioner of Baseball.
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Predecessor | none |
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Successor | Commissioner of Baseball |
Formation | 1903 |
Dissolved | 1920 |
Chairman | August Herrmann |
AL president | Ban Johnson |
NL president |
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Key people | John E. Bruce, secretary |
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