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    Bowie Kent Kuhn (/ˈbuːi ˈkjuːn/; October 28, 1926 – March 15, 2007) was an American lawyer and sports administrator who served as the fifth commissioner...
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    being replaced by Peter Ueberroth. Peter Ueberroth was elected to succeed Bowie Kuhn on March 3, 1984, and took office on October 1 of that year. As a condition...
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  • particularly: James Bowie (c. 1796–1836), Texan revolutionary David Bowie (1947–2016), English singer, songwriter, and actor Bowie Kuhn (1926–2007), fifth...
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  • educator Anthony Kuhn, NPR correspondent in Beijing, China Bradley M. Kuhn (born 1973), American free software activist Bowie Kuhn (1926–2007), American...
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    appealed to Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn, and showed up to manage the Braves when they returned home. However, Kuhn turned down the appeal, citing Turner's...
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    decided to pursue his legal options. In a letter to Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Flood demanded that the commissioner declare him a free agent: December...
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  • Ueberroth began his tenure on October 1, succeeding Bowie Kuhn. Ueberroth had been elected as Kuhn's successor prior to the 1984 season but did not assume...
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    players Graig Nettles and Joe Morgan drew a $100,000 fine from Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Frustrated with the team, he handed over operations of the team to his...
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    plaintiff in a federal lawsuit, Melissa Ludtke and Time, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Bowie Kuhn, Commissioner of Baseball et al. (1978) that is credited with giving equal...
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  • of Achievement. He became close to Major League Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who remained a close friend, business associate and participant in his...
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