No one was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1943.
Born: November 20, 1866 (named after a Civil War battle where his father was wounded)
1887: Applied to bar
1888: Went to Law School
1893-1895: Secretary to Senator Walter Q. Gresham
1895-1905: Law practice
1905-1922: U.S. District Court Judge for Northern Illinois (Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt)
1907: Fined Standard Oil $29 million for violating federal rebate laws
1915: Presided over hearings regarding the Federal League and the Reserve Clause
1916: Baby Iraene Case
1917-1919: Issued stiff sentences to draft dodgers and those opposed to World War I
1919: White Sox conspire to throw World Series
1920-1944: Baseball Commissioner
1921: Banned 8 White Sox for life
1921: Forced John McGraw to sell his interest in a race track
1921: Banned Eugene Paulette for life for throwing games
1921: Banned Joe Gedeon for his involvement in the Black Sox affair (Landis banned 18 players total for involvement with gambling)
1933: Landis supported first All Star Game
1934: Ejected Ducky Medwick from Game 7 of the World Series for the player’s own protection
1941: Offered to shut the major leagues down for World War II.
1943: Banned Phillies owner William D. Cox for betting on his own team
Died: November 25, 1944
1944: Elected to the Hall of Fame
Born: November 20, 1866 (named after a Civil War battle where his father was wounded)
1887: Applied to bar
1888: Went to Law School
1893-1895: Secretary to Senator Walter Q. Gresham
1895-1905: Law practice
1905-1922: U.S. District Court Judge for Northern Illinois (Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt)
1907: Fined Standard Oil $29 million for violating federal rebate laws
1915: Presided over hearings regarding the Federal League and the Reserve Clause
1916: Baby Iraene Case
1917-1919: Issued stiff sentences to draft dodgers and those opposed to World War I
1919: White Sox conspire to throw World Series
1920-1944: Baseball Commissioner
1921: Banned 8 White Sox for life
1921: Forced John McGraw to sell his interest in a race track
1921: Banned Eugene Paulette for life for throwing games
1921: Banned Joe Gedeon for his involvement in the Black Sox affair (Landis banned 18 players total for involvement with gambling)
1933: Landis supported first All Star Game
1934: Ejected Ducky Medwick from Game 7 of the World Series for the player’s own protection
1941: Offered to shut the major leagues down for World War II.
1943: Banned Phillies owner William D. Cox for betting on his own team
Died: November 25, 1944
1944: Elected to the Hall of Fame
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