List of National League presidents
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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]
Honorary president

| † | 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] |
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]
| † | Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
|---|
| Name | Years | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Giles | 2001–present |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Chass, Murray (September 16, 1999). "BASEBALL; League Presidents Out As Baseball Centralizes". The New York Times.
- 1 2 "A Baseball Debt That's Long Overdue". CNN. February 26, 1990. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
- ↑ "A. G. Mills". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- 1 2 "Sport: Frick for Heydler". Time. November 19, 1934. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010.
- 1 2 Holland, Gerald (June 10, 1963). "Honest Warren Giles: he always strives to please". Sports Illustrated.
- 1 2 "Chub Feeney new National League prexy". St. Joseph Gazette. Associated Press. December 5, 1969. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Google News Archive.
- 1 2 "Giamatti to succeed Feeney". Ludington Daily News. Associated Press. June 11, 1986. Retrieved October 26, 2015 – via Google News Archive.
- 1 2 Martinez, Michael (February 4, 1989). "Bill White a Unanimous Choice to Head National League". The New York Times.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. June 14, 2001.
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