Collection Catalog
Baseball Commissioner Oral History Project
Series ID:
Chan002
Collection:
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.
Themes:
LC Subjects:
- African American baseball players
- Baseball commissioners--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
- Baseball players--Salaries, etc.--United States
- Baseball players--United States--Interviews
- Baseball--Management
- Baseball--United States
- Baseball--United States--Social aspects
- Governors--Kentucky
- Lieutenant governors--Kentucky
- Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Profesional
- Negro leagues
Keywords:
- Baseball
- A.B. "Happy" Chandler
- World War II
- Racial segregation
Master Type:
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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Last updated: 05/23/2013
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