In what year did both leagues start to be governed by a commissioner?
1910
1920
1930
1940
Answer
The first commissioner of Major League Baseball was Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who took office in 1920. Before Landis' appointment, baseball was governed by a National Commission, which had been established in 1903. However, the National Commission was often ineffective and unable to resolve disputes between the two leagues.
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