Warren Giles
Baseball executive (1895–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Warren Crandall Giles (May 28, 1896 – February 7, 1979) was an American professional baseball executive. Giles spent 33 years in high-level posts in Major League Baseball as general manager and club president of the Cincinnati Reds (1937–1951) and president of the National League (1951–1969), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Warren Giles | |
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Born | (1896-05-28)May 28, 1896 Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | February 7, 1979(1979-02-07) (aged 82) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Education | Washington & Lee University |
Spouse |
Jane Skinner
(m. 1931; died 1943) |
Children | Bill Giles |
Baseball career | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
As General Manager
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1979 |
Election method | Veterans Committee |
Born in Tiskilwa, Illinois, Giles attended Washington & Lee University and served as an infantry officer in France during World War I.[1] Before becoming a full-time baseball executive, he worked as a football and basketball official in the Missouri Valley Conference, a major U.S. college sports league.[2]