Ford C. Frick

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Baseball expansion
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Major_League_Baseball
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Baseball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1894-12-19
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ford_Frick_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Baseball history
gptkbp:deathDate 1978-04-08
gptkbp:established All-Star Game
Baseball's_first_television_contract
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ford C. Frick
gptkbp:influenced Baseball policies
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis
gptkbp:involvedIn Baseball's integration
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor some decisions
gptkbp:isExpectedTo Baseball community
gptkbp:isIncorporatedIn Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_in_1970
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Baseball's modern era
gptkbp:isKnownFor his leadership style
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy his contributions to the game.
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor his role in baseball history
gptkbp:knownFor Commissioner of Baseball
Frick's_Rule_of_10
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Frick's_Rule
gptkbp:occupation Baseball executive
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Warren,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Palm_Beach,_Florida
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Happy_Chandler
gptkbp:promoted Baseball broadcasting
gptkbp:recognizedBy contributions to baseball
gptkbp:retired Commissioner of Baseball
gptkbp:servedIn President_of_the_National_League
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Frick
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_D._Eckert
gptkbp:supported gptkb:Minor_League_Baseball
gptkbp:team gptkb:New_York_Giants
gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkb:Pittsburgh_Pirates
gptkb:National_League
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn Baseball administration
gptkbp:wasHomeTo Baseball writers
gptkbp:wasPartOf Baseball's Golden Age
gptkbp:yearsActive 1934-1970