Ford Frick replaces 3 Reds in ballet stuffing scheme

Ford Frick replaces 3 Reds in ballet stuffing scheme

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On June 28, 1957, Commissioner Ford Frick replaces three Cincinnati Reds on the National League’s All-Star team. Frick names Stan Musial, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron to replace Cincinnati’s Gus Bell, George Crowe and Wally Post in the starting lineup. Cincinnati fans had stuffed the ballot box, electing eight Reds to the All-Star Game starting…

commissioner Ford Frick rules that actor/singer Bing Crosby can own stock in both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers
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commissioner Ford Frick rules that actor/singer Bing Crosby can own stock in both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers

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  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page On January 10, 1957, commissioner Ford Frick allows actor/singer Bing Crosby, part of an eleven-man syndicate that made a successful bid to buy the Tigers, to keep his token stock in the Detroit club although he is part owner of…

The Major Leagues vote to establish the Cy Young Memorial Award for the outstanding pitcher of the year. At first, there will be one award for both major leagues.

The Major Leagues vote to establish the Cy Young Memorial Award for the outstanding pitcher of the year. At first, there will be one award for both major leagues.

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The Major Leagues vote to establish the Cy Young Memorial Award for the outstanding pitcher of the year. At first, there will be one award for both major leagues.

Ford Frick announces he favors the legalization of the spitter, claiming it is “a great pitch and one of the easiest to throw.” The Commissioner believes there is nothing dangerous about the banned pitch, and making it legal again would slow down baseball’s increasing offensive statistics.

Ford Frick announces he favors the legalization of the spitter, claiming it is “a great pitch and one of the easiest to throw.” The Commissioner believes there is nothing dangerous about the banned pitch, and making it legal again would slow down baseball’s increasing offensive statistics.

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Ford Frick announces he favors the legalization of the spitter, claiming it is “a great pitch and one of the easiest to throw.” The Commissioner believes there is nothing dangerous about the banned pitch, and making it legal again would slow down baseball’s increasing offensive statistics.

After touring Japan with the Giants, Commissioner Ford Frick compares the level of Japanese play to that of Class A of the American minors

After touring Japan with the Giants, Commissioner Ford Frick compares the level of Japanese play to that of Class A of the American minors

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After touring Japan with the Giants, Commissioner Ford Frick compares the level of Japanese play to that of Class A of the American minors. The Americans will finish the 14-game schedule against various Japanese teams with a 12-1-1 record, including nine consecutive victories at the start of the series.

Brooklyn Dodgers executive Buzzie Bavasi dismisses the New York Yankees reaction to Jackie Robinson’s charges

Brooklyn Dodgers executive Buzzie Bavasi dismisses the New York Yankees reaction to Jackie Robinson’s charges

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Brooklyn Dodgers executive Buzzie Bavasi dismisses the New York Yankees reaction to Jackie Robinson’s charges. Commissioner Ford Frick plans no action against Jackie Robinson. Two days earlier Robinson had called the Yankees a racist organization for its failure to promote a black to the parent club.

Ford Frick, replacing “Happy” Chandler, is selected by the owners to be the third commissioner of the sport.

Ford Frick, replacing “Happy” Chandler, is selected by the owners to be the third commissioner of the sport.

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Ford Frick, replacing “Happy” Chandler, is selected by the owners to be the third commissioner of the sport. The former National League president, best remembered for suggesting the single-season home run records of Babe Ruth and Roger Maris be listed separately based on the length of the season, will hold the position for fourteen years.

1Major League Presidents Ford Frick (American League) and Will Harridge (National League) vote to deposit $950,000 received for World Series TV and radio rights into the player’s pension fund.

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1950 – Major League Presidents Ford Frick (American League) and Will Harridge (National League) vote to deposit $950,000 received for World Series TV and radio rights into the player’s pension fund.

National League president Ford Frick steps in and pays $350 for funeral services, including the cost of a coffin, for the unclaimed body of Hack Wilson. The former slugger, who had died probably of alcohol abuse a few days earlier in a Baltimore hospital, is identified only as a white male.

National League president Ford Frick steps in and pays $350 for funeral services, including the cost of a coffin, for the unclaimed body of Hack Wilson. The former slugger, who had died probably of alcohol abuse a few days earlier in a Baltimore hospital, is identified only as a white male.

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1948 – National League president Ford Frick steps in and pays $350 for funeral services, including the cost of a coffin, for the unclaimed body of Hack Wilson. The former slugger, who had died probably of alcohol abuse a few days earlier in a Baltimore hospital, is identified only as a white male.