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   Kenesaw Mountain Landis ( / ˈkɛnɪsɔː ˈmaʊntɪn ˈlændɪs /; November 20, 1866 – November 25, 1944) was an American jurist who served as a United States federal judge from 1905 to 1922 and the first Commissioner of Baseball from 1920 until his death.

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   Kenesaw Mountain Landis was an American federal judge who, as the first commissioner of organized professional baseball, was noted for his uncompromising measures against persons guilty of dishonesty or other conduct he regarded as damaging to the sport.

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   Oct 16, 2020 · The Baseball Writers’ Association of America recently announced that it would remove former Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis’ name from the plaques awarded to the...

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   Kenesaw Landis was the first commissioner of baseball, appointed in 1920 to restore confidence in the game after the Black Sox scandal. He banned players and gamblers involved in fixing games, reformed the minor league system, and resisted integration.

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   May 29, 2018 · Learn about the life and career of Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the first commissioner of major league baseball who cleaned up the sport from gambling and corruption. Find out how he became a judge, a trust-buster, and a patriot in this biography.

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   Apr 16, 2020 · Learn about the life and career of Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the first commissioner of baseball who banned the Black Sox players for life. Find out how he became a judge, a trust-buster, and a baseball reformer.

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   When did Kenesaw Mountain Landis become a baseball commissioner?

   • Federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was hired as baseball’s first commissioner in November 1920. He served in that role for nearly a quarter-century until his death in 1944. (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS) Only in the face of extreme chaos and discontent will people relinquish power to an outsider.

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   Who was Kenesaw Mountain Landis?

   • Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Although disliked and even feared for his autocratic methods and patriarchal sternness, the commissioner held office until his death, and none of his decisions ever was reversed. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1944. This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

   Kenesaw Mountain Landis | Baseball Judge, Antitrust Lawyer & Reformer

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   Who was Kenesaw Mountain?

   • Landis, Kenesaw Mountain (1866–1944) US jurist and sports administrator. Baseball's first commissioner (1920–44), he was a US district judge before taking control of baseball following the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal. He restored the game's integrity through his disciplinarian leadership. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1944.

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   When did Kenesaw Mountain Landis become a Hall of Famer?

   • He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1944. Kenesaw Mountain Landis >As major league baseball's first commissioner, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis > (1866-1944) cleaned up a sport that had been almost fatally corrupted by >ties to organized gambling.

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    Jul 13, 2021 · Learn how federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was hired as baseball's first commissioner in 1920 to restore order and confidence to the sport. Explore the challenges and controversies he faced over player control, antitrust, and gambling issues.