William D. Eckert

American baseball commissioner

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William D. Eckert served as the commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1969. He succeeded Ford C. Frick and was followed by Bowie Kuhn. Eckert's tenure as commissioner occurred during a period of significant change in baseball, including league expansion and the ongoing evolution of player-management relations.123

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baseball
The postwar period
Frick (1951–65), William D. Eckert (1965–69), Bowie Kuhn (1969–84), Peter Ueberroth (1984–89), A. Bartlett Giamatti (1989), Fay Vincent (1989–92), and Allan H. (“Bud”) Selig.
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Frick (1951–65), William D. Eckert (1965–69), Bowie Kuhn (1969–84), Peter Ueberroth (1984–89), A. Bartlett Giamatti (1989), Fay Vincent (1989–92), and Allan H. (“Bud”) Selig.
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