Kenesaw Mountain Landis

About

Federal judge who became the first commissioner of major league baseball after the Black Sox Scandal.

Before Fame

He left school at age 15 after failing algebra and worked at a local grocery store.

Trivia

He is one of the few members of the Baseball Hall of Fame who never played the sport professionally.

Family Life

His parents were Abraham Hoch Landis and Mary Kumler Landis.

Associated With

When WWII broke out, he wrote to Franklin D. Roosevelt asking if baseball should be suspended. He replied, instructing Mountain to keep it going.