7th Commissioner of Baseball In office September 8, 1988 – September 1, 1989 Preceded by Peter Ueberroth Succeeded by Fay Vincent Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti (/dʒiːəˈmɑːti/; April 4, 1938 – September 1, 1989) was the president of Yale University and later the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Giamatti negotiated the agreement terminating the Pete Rose betting scandal by permitting Rose to voluntarily withdraw from the sport...
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7th Commissioner of Baseball In office September 8, 1988 – September 1, 1989 Preceded by Peter Ueberroth Succeeded by Fay Vincent Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti (/dʒiːəˈmɑːti/; April 4, 1938 – September 1, 1989) was the president of Yale University and later the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Giamatti negotiated the agreement terminating the Pete Rose betting scandal by permitting Rose to voluntarily withdraw from the sport...