Warren Giles
Warren Giles | |
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 Giles in 1962 | |
| 12th President of the National League | |
| In office September 25, 1951 – December 5, 1969 | |
| Commissioner | Ford Frick William Eckert Bowie Kuhn |
| Preceded by | Ford Frick |
| Succeeded by | Chub Feeney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1896 Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1979 (aged 82) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Jane Skinner
(m. 1931; died 1943) |
| Children | Bill Giles |
| Education | Washington & Lee University |
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Baseball career | |
| General manager | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the National | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1979 |
| Election method | Veterans Committee |
Warren Crandall Giles (May 28, 1896 – February 7, 1979) was an American professional baseball executive. Giles spent 33 years in high-level posts in Major League Baseball as general manager and club president of the Cincinnati Reds (1937–1951) and president of the National League (1951–1969), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Born in Tiskilwa, Illinois, Giles attended Washington and Lee University and served as an infantry officer in France during World War I. Before becoming a full-time baseball executive, he worked as a football and basketball official in the Missouri Valley Conference, a major U.S. college sports league.