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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.
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...
In two years as NL President, Giamatti earned a reputation for preserving baseball's traditions, values and integrity. His presidency placed an emphasis on the need to improve the environment for the fan in the ballparks.
Sep 4, 1988 · No one has been named officially, but many in the baseball world believe that A. Bartlett Giamatti will be the man who guides the great American pastime into the 1990's. On the field at Shea ...
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.
At age 51, after serving two years as president of baseball's National League, Angelo Bartlett Giamatti has become the commissioner of baseball and custodian of the national pastime. It is an appointment that has drawn loud and hearty applause from nearly all quarters.
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.
