| Baseball's first commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis was elected to office on November 12, 1920, and helped restore public confidence in baseball following the "Black Sox" scandal of 1919. The former United States district judge banned eight White Sox players for life, despite their acquittal in a court of law. Landis subsequently issued other edicts utilizing the "absolute power" granted him by the owners to ensure the game's integrity, including granting free agency to hundreds of minor leaguers.
Did you know ... that since 1944, the official title of each league's Most Valuable Player Award has been the "Kenesaw Mountain Landis Award?" |
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