William Eckert

So, just three years into his term, Eckert was forced to resign as commissioner, opening the doors for someone whose name you know much better:

William “Spike” Eckert was a lieutenant general in the Air Force and served as the fourth commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1965-1968.

Biographical Information[edit]. The little known fourth Commissioner of Baseball, William Eckert is probably the least known of the men who

General William D. Eckert was elected baseball's fourth Commissioner on November 17, 1965 by a unanimous vote of the 20 major league club owners.

William Dole Eckert (January 20, 1909 [2] – April 16, 1971) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, [3] and later the fourth commissioner of

Retired Air Force Lieutenant General William Eckert was named commissioner of baseball in late 1965 from a list of candidates that included

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William Eckert is known for Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story (1991), Phases of Death, Phase One: Through the Coroner's Eyes (1996) and The Secret

William Dole Eckert was born in Freeport, Ill., in 1909. He enlisted in the Indiana National Guard in 1924 and in July 1926 entered the US Military Academy.