1994 Death Gottlob Frick, singer, bass, performed opera including roles by Wagner and Mozart, dies at 88 1978 Death Ford Frick, baseball commissioner, dies at 83 1970 Event L Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, and Jesse Haines enter Hall of Fame 1970 Event Ford Frick, Earle Combs and Jesse Haines elected to Hall of Fame 1965 Event William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as 4th commissioner of baseball 1964 Birthday Stephen N Frick, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1964 Event Ford Frick says he will not run for another term as commissioner 1961 Event Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games 1960 Event Ford Frick voids Indians - Red Sox deal as Sam White retires 1957 Event Baeball Owners re-elect Commissioner Ford Frick 1957 Event Frick overrules and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron to team 1957 Event Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates 1956 Event Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher 1955 Event Baseball Commish Ford Frick says he favors legalization of spitter 1952 Event Ford Frick sets waiver rule to bar inter-league deals until all clubs in same league get right to bid 1951 Event Ford Frick replaces Happy Chandler as 3rd commissioner of baseball Warren C Giles becomes president of baseball's National League 1951 Event NL President Ford Frick elected 3rd commissioner of baseball 1946 Death Wilhelm Frick, German war criminal, hanged 1943 Event NL Ford Frick demonstrates revised balata ball to reporters by bouncing it on his office carpet ball proves to be 50% livelier 1934 Event Ford Frick becomes president of baseball's National League 1934 Event Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president 1919 Death Henry Clay Frick, built largest coke and steel operation, dies at 69 1906 Birthday Gottlob Frick, born in Germany, singer, bass, performed opera including roles by Wagner and Mozart, best known recording is Osmin, in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Rocco in Fidelio, Sarastro in The Magic Flute 1894 Birthday Ford Frick, baseball commissioner, 1951 - 1965 1877 Birthday Wilhelm Frick, German protector of Bohemia and Moravia 1849 Birthday Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke and steel operation
