biography
| name: |
Giamatti, A(ngelo) Bartlett
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pronunciation:
[jiamatee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1938–89)
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| biography:
| Educator and baseball executive, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. A scholar of Renaissance literature, at age 40 he became the youngest person in 200 years to serve as president of Yale University (1978–86). Long known as a baseball fan, he became president of the National League (1986–9), then took over as commissioner of baseball (Apr 1989), a position he held for only five months before his untimely death. He presided over Pete Rose's banishment from baseball after an investigation into the player's gambling activities. In addition to his scholarly writings, his Take Time for Paradise: Americans and Their Games (1989) eloquently expressed his appreciation of baseball. |
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