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Ford Christopher Frick

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American baseball administrator (1894-1978)

United StatesWritersLived 1894 to 1978 · aged 83
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Ford Christopher Frick was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. After working as a teacher and as a sportswriter for the New York American, he served as public relations director of the National League (NL) and then as the league's president from 1934 to 1951.

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Ford Christopher Frick was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. After working as a teacher and as a sportswriter for the New York American, he served as public relations director of the National League (NL) and then as the league's president from 1934 to 1951. He was the third commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1951 to 1965.

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United States
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Lived 1894 to 1978 · aged 83
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