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The National League president was the chief executive of the National League of professional baseball until 1999, when the NL and the American League merged into Major League Baseball.[1]

National League presidents

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Morgan Bulkeley, the first president of the National League
Key
† Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Name Year(s) Ref(s)
Morgan Bulkeley† 1876 [2]
William Hulbert† 1877–1882 [2]
Arthur Soden 1882
Abraham G. Mills 1883–1884 [3]
Nicholas Young 1885–1902
Harry Pulliam 1903–1909
John Heydler 1909
Thomas Lynch 1910–1913
John K. Tener 1913–1918
John Heydler 1918–1934 [4]
Ford C. Frick† 1934–1951 [4][5]
Warren Giles† 1951–1969 [5][6]
Chub Feeney 1970–1986 [6][7]
A. Bartlett Giamatti 1986–1989 [7][8]
Bill White 1989–1994 [8]
Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. 1994–1999 [9][1]

Honorary president

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Following the 1999 season, the American and National Leagues were merged with Major League Baseball, and the leagues ceased to exist as business entities. The role of the league president was eliminated.[1] In 2001, Bill Giles, son of Warren Giles, was named honorary president of the NL.[10]

Key
† Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Name Years Ref
Bill Giles 2001–present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Chass, Murray (September 16, 1999). "BASEBALL; League Presidents Out As Baseball Centralizes". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b "A Baseball Debt That's Long Overdue". CNN. February 26, 1990. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "A. G. Mills". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Sport: Frick for Heydler". Time. November 19, 1934. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Holland, Gerald (June 10, 1963). "Honest Warren Giles: he always strives to please". Sports Illustrated.
  6. ^ a b "Chub Feeney new National League prexy". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press. December 5, 1969. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ a b "Giamatti to succeed Feeney". Ludington Daily News. Associated Press. June 11, 1986. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ a b Martinez, Michael (February 4, 1989). "Bill White a Unanimous Choice to Head National League". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Kamin, Arthur Z. (March 6, 1994). "New Jersey Q & A: Leonard S. Coleman Jr.; A New Leader in Baseball's Hierarchy". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  10. ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. June 14, 2001.
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