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Angelo Bartlett “Bart” Giamatti (/ ˌ dʒ iː ə ˈ m ɑː t i / JEE-ə-MAH-tee; April 4, 1938 – September 1, 1989) was an American professor of English Renaissance literature, the president of Yale University, and the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Bart Giamatti is the father of Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti. Although Bart's importance to the MLB will forever be etched in the history books, he may now best be known for being the...
Aug 30, 2014 · On the 25th anniversary of Bart Giamatti's death, the late MLB commissioner's eldest child recalls his father's convictions and shares what he might say about Pete Rose today.
Seventh Commissioner of Baseball. Elected: 1988-1989. A. Bartlett Giamatti was elected to a five-year term as baseball's seventh Commissioner on September 8, 1988 by a unanimous vote of the 26 club owners.
Bart Giamatti was born on April 4, 1938 and started serving as the Commissioner of Major League Baseball on September 8, 1988. Less than one year later, his reign as commissioner ended when he died of a heart attack at only fifty-one years old.
Sep 2, 1989 · A. Bartlett Giamatti, the Renaissance scholar and former president of Yale University who gave up a brilliant academic career in 1986 to join the rough-and-tumble of big league baseball, died ...
Sep 2, 1989 · Giamatti, president of Yale University in 1978-1985 before becoming president of the National League in 1986, was remembered by his Yale successor.
Jan 23, 2018 · Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti will be inducted into the Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame on Feb. 1.
This vivid portrait of Bart Giamatti encompasses his entire eventful life but focuses especially on his years at Yale University (1966-1986) and his brief caree...
I am shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic death of Bart Giamatti. He had an abiding love of baseball and an enduring zest for life. Author, teacher, college president, commissioner -- Bart Giamatti was a man of many talents and a man who lived by the highest standards of excellence and ethics.
