Baseball Commissioner Oral History Project


Series ID: 
Chan002
Description: 
This project consists of interviews concerning Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler's career as baseball commissioner from 1945 to 1951. Interviewees include Happy Chandler and baseball players, team owners, friends and colleagues of Chandler. Topics discussed include Chandler's election to office of baseball commissioner, World War II, Jackie Robinson and the end of segregation in baseball, team ownership, baseball players, World Series games, minor league baseball, Negro League, racism.

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Audio
73
Interviews included in this Project:
Interviewee(s) Interview Date Call Number Interviewer Access Transcript
W. Graham Claytor, Jr. March 29th, 1976 1976OH025 Chan 004 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Shirley Povich March 29th, 1976 1976OH026 Chan 005 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Donald Newcombe May 4th, 1976 1976OH037 Chan 006 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Richard Butler October 17th, 1976 1976OH077 Chan 019 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
William "Bill" Louis Veeck February 23rd, 1977 1977OH009 Chan 025 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
James Enright, Edgar Munzel February 24th, 1977 1977OH011 Chan 026 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Calvin Robertson Griffith April 22nd, 1977 1977OH021 Chan 027 William Cooper No Restrictions Yes
Leland "Lee" S. MacPhail, Jr. May 9th, 1977 1977OH025 Chan 028 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Robert Holbrook May 9th, 1977 1977OH026 Chan 029 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Gabriel Paul May 11th, 1977 1977OH028 Chan 030 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Monte Irvin May 12th, 1977 1977OH029 Chan 031 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Bowie Kent Kuhn May 12th, 1977 1977OH030 Chan 032 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Effa Manley October 19th, 1977 1977OH079 Chan 041 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Robert W. Broeg May 16th, 1978 1978OH038 Chan 044 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Frederick M. Saigh May 16th, 1978 1978OH039 Chan 045 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Stanley F. Musial May 17th, 1978 1978OH040 Chan 046 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Martin "Marty" W. Marion May 19th, 1978 1978OH043 Chan 048 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Carl D. Erskine May 25th, 1978 1978OH046 Chan 051 William Cooper No Restrictions No
James L. Toomey June 15th, 1978 1978OH057 Chan 052 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Albert L. Rosen May 15th, 1979 1979OH155 Chan 059 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Robert "Bob" G. Lemon May 15th, 1979 1979OH156 Chan 060 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
James Hegan May 15th, 1979 1979OH157 Chan 061 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Robert "Bob" Feller July 3rd, 1979 1979OH230 Chan 064 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Ralph M. Kiner September 26th, 1979 1979OH269 Chan 065 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Red Smith November 13th, 1979 1979OH270 Chan 066 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Delores Dandridge, Ray E. Dandridge November 12th, 1979 1979OH271 Chan 067 William J. Marshall, William Donn Rogosin No Restrictions No
Lawrence E. Doby November 15th, 1979 1979OH272 Chan 068 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Robert "Bob" Feller December 27th, 1979 1980OH027 Chan 069 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Truett "Rip" B. Sewell April 23rd, 1980 1980OH054 Chan 070 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Alfonso R. Lopez April 23rd, 1980 1980OH055 Chan 071 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Arnold Malcolm "Mickey" Owen May 27th, 1980 1980OH116 Chan 072 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Leon Day June 24th, 1980 1980OH129 Chan 073 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
A.B. "Happy" Chandler September 3rd, 1980 1980OH137 Chan 074 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
A.B. "Happy" Chandler August 15th, 1980 1980OH138 Chan 075 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
A.B. "Happy" Chandler September 10th, 1980 1980OH139 Chan 076 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
A.B. "Happy" Chandler September 15th, 1980 1980OH140 Chan 077 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
A.B. "Happy" Chandler September 22nd, 1980 1980OH141 Chan 078 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Frederick A. Johnson August 26th, 1980 1980OH142 Chan 079 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
William "Bill" O. DeWitt, Sr. September 29th, 1980 1980OH164 Chan 080 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Daniel "Danny" L. Gardella August 27th, 1980 1980OH173 Chan 081 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
A.B. "Happy" Chandler December 4th, 1980 1980OH196 Chan 082 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
John W. Galbreath May 22nd, 1981 1981OH070 Chan 083 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
George L. Jefferson May 23rd, 1981 1981OH071 Chan 084 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Sam Jethroe May 23rd, 1981 1981OH072 Chan 085 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Salvatore "Sal" A. Maglie May 25th, 1981 1981OH073 Chan 086 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Willard J. Brown June 22nd, 1982 1982OH116 Chan 097 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Max Patkin August 5th, 1984 1984OH065 Chan 098 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
A.B. "Happy" Chandler November 7th, 1984 1984OH104 Chan 099 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Robert N. Brown September 11th, 1985 1985OH207 Chan 100 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Robert "Bobby" L. Thomson September 13th, 1985 1985OH208 Chan 101 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Willard W. Marshall September 13th, 1985 1985OH209 Chan 102 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Harold "Hal" H. Schumacher June 17th, 1987 1987OH091 Chan 103 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Hubert Max Lanier June 26th, 1987 1987OH092 Chan 104 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Walter "Red" L. Barber June 27th, 1987 1987OH099 Chan 105 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Theodore "Ted" S. Williams March 17th, 1988 1988OH054 Chan 106 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
William B. McCosky March 16th, 1988 1988OH059 Chan 107 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Joseph Paparella March 16th, 1988 1988OH060 Chan 108 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
August J. Donatelli March 18th, 1988 1988OH061 Chan 109 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Harry Walker May 11th, 1988 1988OH079 Chan 110 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Virgil O. Trucks May 11th, 1988 1988OH080 Chan 111 William J. Marshall Restrictions Apply Yes
Mel Harder June 1st, 1988 1988OH095 Chan 112 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Robert "Bob" M. Cain June 4th, 1988 1988OH096 Chan 113 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Ned F. Garver June 3rd, 1988 1988OH097 Chan 114 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
William Ernest "Ernie" Harwell June 2nd, 1988 1988OH098 Chan 115 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
George C. Kell June 4th, 1988 1988OH099 Chan 116 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Edmund Lopat August 26th, 1988 1988OH121 Chan 117 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Adrian Zabala, Sr., Mary A. Zabala March 2nd, 1989 1989OH049 Chan 118 William J. Marshall No Restrictions Yes
Andrew Seminick March 2nd, 1989 1989OH050 Chan 119 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Peter P. Castiglione September 7th, 1991 1991OH343 Chan 121 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Hal Lebovitz October 15th, 1992 1992OH390 Chan 122 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Eugene R. Woodling December 11th, 1992 1992OH427 Chan 123 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
Frank C. Baumholtz December 10th, 1992 1992OH428 Chan 124 William J. Marshall No Restrictions No
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