ALBERT B. "HAPPY" CHANDLER - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 114247
Price: $220.00
ALBERT B. "HAPPY" CHANDLER
A sepia-toned signed photograph depicting the MLB Commissioner and his wife
Mildred at a game
Photograph signed: "Albert B. Chandler". Sepia, 10x8. Nicknamed "Happy", Albert B.
Chandler (1898-1991) was the Commissioner of Baseball from 1945-1951. He was
primarily a politician who served as Kentucky Governor (1935-1939, 1955-1959) and U.S.
Senator (1939-1945) before his appointment as leader of the MLB. He was chosen for the
position out of fear of the owners that their players would be made eligible for the draft and
thought Chandler could help their players become exempt. Perhaps his most significant
contribution to the sport was his full support for integration. Jackie Robinson joined
the Brooklyn Dodgers during Chandler's tenure with the commissioner's support.
Chandler was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. Before his notable
accomplishments as commissioner, he was elected Governor of Kentucky at the young age of
37 and led major tax reform. Twenty years later, he was nominated for a second term. During
this last term he worked to balance the budget and supported integration just as he did
when he worked for the MLB. Fine condition.
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