Ford Frick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball administrator
Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1894
Place of Birth: Wawaka, Indiana, United States
Date of Death: 08-Apr-1978
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Ford Frick
- Ford Christopher Frick (December 19, 1894 – April 8, 1978) was an American sportswriter and baseball executive.
- After working as a teacher and as a sportswriter for the New York American, he served as public relations director of the National League (NL), then as the league's president from 1934 to 1951.
- He was the third Commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1951 to 1965. While Frick was NL president, he had a major role in the establishment of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a museum that honors the best players in baseball history.
- He extinguished threats of a player strike in response to the racial integration of the major leagues.
- During Frick's term as commissioner, expansion occurred and MLB faced the threat of having its antitrust exemption revoked by Congress.
- He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970.
- The Ford C.
- Frick Award recognizes outstanding MLB broadcasters.
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