Born: May 28, 1896, in Tiskilwa, Illinois
Died: February 7, 1979, in Cincinnati, Ohio

Bio
When Warren Giles was elected president of the Moline (Illinois) club in the Three-I League in 1919, he began a 50-year career in baseball that saw him ascend all the way to the presidency of the National League. Giles also ran the Cincinnati Reds from 1937 to 1951, a tenure that included pennants in 1939 and 1940. During his 18-year reign as chief of the National League, he presided over several historic events, including the birth of expansion baseball, several franchise moves, and the construction of numerous new stadiums.

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"Warren Giles was a man of high moral principles and he was tought. He led the National League for eighteen revolutionary years. All the new stadiums were built during his tenure, and he solved many crises just by getting onto the scene and staying there until they were solved. He was the greatest president the league ever had."
   — Gabe Paul

Did You Know... that Warren Giles served as an infantry officer in France during World War I?