Warren Giles

When Warren Giles first became involved in organized baseball, there were 16 major league teams, none of them located west or south of St. Louis. All of the players were white. All of the games were played in the daytime. None of them were broadcast over any medium. During Giles' 50 years in baseball (1920-1970), everything changed radically. Not just a bystander to all those alterations, Warren Giles had a major impact on the growth of the sport as a minor and major league executive and finally as the longest-serving president in the history of the National League.

This is the first biography of one of the most respected and influential figures in league leadership. Charting Giles' rise from minor league director to National League president, this book presents a richly detailed portrait of an innovative baseball executive over five turbulent decades.