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Allan Huber "Bud" Selig (/ ˈ s iː l ɪ ɡ /; born July 30, 1934) is an American baseball executive who currently serves as the Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball. Previously, he served as the ninth Commissioner of Baseball from 1998 to 2015.
Apr 30, 2024 · Bud Selig (born July 30, 1934, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.) is an American businessman who served as the de facto (1992–98) and official (1998–2015) commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB). After earning a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1956, Selig served two years in ...
Dec 4, 2016 · Bud Selig, the folksy former commissioner of Major League Baseball who presided over an unprecedented period of expansion, innovation and turmoil in the sport, was elected to the Hall of Fame...
Jul 9, 2012 · Commissioner Bud Selig Biography. Bud Selig was born on July 30, 1934, and started serving as the interim Commissioner of Major League Baseball on September 7, 1992. On July 9, 1998, Selig officially became the Commissioner and served in that position for a record twenty-three years, the same as Kenesaw Landis.
About Bud Selig Allan H. Selig grew up wanting to be another Joe DiMaggio – until the curveball derailed his on-field career. But from the owner’s box and ultimately the commissioner’s office, the man known as “Bud” became a lifelong friend to the National Pastime – and left an imprint few can match.
Dec 4, 2016 · Bud Selig turns short-term job into Hall of Fame plaque after helping revolutionize baseball during 22 years in charge while also presiding over canceled World Series and rise in steroids
May 1, 2014 · Not Allan H. “Bud” Selig. He often said his life was an incredible journey — a dream come true. For Selig, who began his voyage with the childlike attitude that he’d someday accomplish something meaningful in life, having major-league baseball in Milwaukee was a driving force.
Sep 22, 2000 · Allan H. (Bud) Selig was elected the ninth Commissioner of Baseball on July 9, 1998, by a unanimous vote of the 30 Major League Baseball club owners. He was succeeded by Rob Manfred on Jan. 25, 2015, after 22 years, the second-longest tenure behind Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
Jul 21, 2017 · Bud Selig's telephone rang at 10:15 p.m. on March 31, 1970. He remembers the call lasting only a few minutes. Selig had spent four and a half years working toward that moment, and when it finally happened, he didn't know how to react.
Jul 30, 2017 · After more than half-century involved in game, Commissioner Emeritus inducted into Hall of Fame. July 30th, 2017. Richard Justice. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Bud Selig told the story of an evening in Washington, D.C., in 2005 when he and Henry Aaron were taking a walk after dinner.
