Warren Giles Quotes


My first interest in baseball is the welfare of baseball itself. My second is the Cincinnati Reds, and my third is Warren Giles.


Citations

Drebinger, John. "Frick Named Baseball Commissioner; Giles Withdraws in 3-Year Deadlock." The New York Times, 21 Sept. 1951, p. 1.

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Warren Giles
Warren Giles
  • Born: May 28, 1896
  • Died: February 7, 1979
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Baseball Executive

Warren Crandall Giles was an American professional baseball executive. Giles spent 33 years in high-level posts in Major League Baseball as club president and general manager of the Cincinnati Reds (1937–1951) and president of the National League (1951–1969), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.