Bowie Kuhn
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Bowie Kuhn was an American lawyer and sports executive who served as the fifth Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1984, overseeing a period of significant expansion, labor conflict, and modernization in the sport.
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Commissioner of Major League Baseball
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human → lawyer → sports executive → |
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United States of America
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| employer |
Major League Baseball
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| endTime |
1984 (as Commissioner of Major League Baseball)
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| familyName |
Kuhn
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| fieldOfWork |
baseball administration
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law → sports management → |
| genre |
sports administration
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| givenName |
Bowie
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| notableFor |
serving as Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1984
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| notableRole |
oversaw a period of labor conflict in Major League Baseball
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oversaw a period of modernization in Major League Baseball → oversaw a period of significant expansion in Major League Baseball → |
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management of MLB labor conflicts in the 1970s and early 1980s
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modernization of Major League Baseball operations → oversight of MLB expansion in the 1969–1984 period → |
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lawyer
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sports executive → |
| positionHeld |
Commissioner of Major League Baseball
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fifth Commissioner of Major League Baseball → |
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male
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| startTime |
1969 (as Commissioner of Major League Baseball)
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| workLocation |
Major League Baseball offices
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United States → |
Referenced by (4)
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I-95 Series
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commissioner |
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1981 MLB strike
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commissionerAtTime |
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Commissioner of Baseball
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1972 MLB strike
("Major League Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn")
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