Born:
Ford Frick, baseball commissioner, 1951 - 1965
Ford Frick History:
April 8, 1978 - Ford Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83
August 5, 1964 - Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner
March 25, 1960 - Ford Frick voids Indians - Red Sox deal as Sam White retires
July 8, 1957 - Baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick
January 10, 1957 - Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates
July 6, 1956 - Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher
March 7, 1955 - Baseball Commish Ford Frick says he favors legalization of spitter
July 30, 1952 - Ford Frick sets waiver rule to bar inter-league deals until all clubs in same league get right to bid
October 8, 1951 - Ford Frick replaces Happy Chandler as 3rd commissioner of baseball Warren C Giles becomes president of baseball's National League
September 20, 1951 - NL President Ford Frick elected 3rd commissioner of baseball
May 4, 1943 - NL Ford Frick demonstrates revised balata ball to reporters by bouncing it on his office carpet ball proves to be 50% livelier
December 11, 1934 - Ford Frick becomes president of baseball's National League
November 8, 1934 - Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president
More Notable Birthdays on December 19:
1963 - Jennifer Beals, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Flashdance, Bride
1960 - Daryl Hannah, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Splash
1946 - Marianne Faithfull, born in Hampstead, England, singer, Money, As Tears Go By
1910 - Jean Genet, born in Paris, France, criminal/novelist/dramatist, The Blacks
1902 - Ralph Richardson, born in England, actor, Anna Karenina, Dr. Zhivago
