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    William Dole Eckert (January 20, 1909 – April 16, 1971) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, and later the fourth Commissioner of...
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    league club owners, William Eckert became the fourth commissioner of Major League Baseball. When he became commissioner, Eckert had not seen a game in...
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    John Adam Presper "Pres" Eckert Jr. (April 9, 1919 – June 3, 1995) was an American electrical engineer and computer pioneer. With John Mauchly, he designed...
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  • Look up Eckert in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Eckert may refer to: Allan W. Eckert (1931–2011), American historical novelist Andrea Eckert (born 1958)...
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    John William Mauchly (August 30, 1907 – January 8, 1980) was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general-purpose...
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    manager of the Baltimore Orioles, chief aide to Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert, executive vice president and general manager of the Yankees, and president...
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    the owners forced out William Eckert in 1968, Kuhn seemed like a logical replacement for the job of commissioner. He, unlike Eckert, was very aware of the...
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    Baseball. After Frick retired in 1967, William Eckert became the new Commissioner of Baseball. Due to fan requests, Eckert announced that the Cy Young Award...
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    overall. However, the contract was voided by Baseball Commissioner William Eckert because USC had played two exhibition games that year, although Seaver...
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    Charles William Eckert (August 8, 1897 – August 22, 1986), nicknamed "Buzz", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons, 1919...
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    Franz Eckert (5 April 1852 – 6 August 1916) was a German composer and musician who composed the harmony for Japan's national anthem, "Kimigayo" and the...
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    quickly considered for expansion, as stated by Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert in May 1966, citing that expansion would occur in "eight to 10 years...
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  • The Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation (EMCC) (March 1946 – 1950) was a computer company founded by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. It was incorporated...
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    20, 1951 – November 16, 1965 Preceded by Happy Chandler Succeeded by William Eckert 11th President of the National League In office 1934–1951 Preceded by...
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  • Wallace John Eckert (June 19, 1902 – August 24, 1971) was an American astronomer, who directed the Thomas J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau at Columbia...
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  • distinct characters "Unknown Soldier" (The Unit), an episode of The Unit William Eckert or Unknown Soldier, Major League Baseball commissioner The Unknown Soldiers...
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  • Wead, U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter "Spike" – William H. P. Blandy, U.S. Navy admiral William Eckert, U.S. Air Force lieutenant general and fourth commissioner...
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    however, he was later reprimanded by Major League Baseball Commissioner William Eckert. McLain completed a 31–6 record along with a 1.96 earned run average...
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    Paige worked the year as an assistant trainer. Bowie Kuhn replaced William Eckert as the Commissioner of Baseball in 1969. In the wake of Ted Williams'...
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    electronic digital stored-program computers starting with the products of the Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation. Later the name was applied to a division of...
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  • Baseball Records Committee (as convened by then-Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert) in 1969. The 1914 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in...
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    five-time Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, raised in Madison William Eckert, former Major League Baseball commissioner, raised in Madison Bernhard...
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  • Pola (1914–2012), Australian rules footballer William H. P. Blandy (1890–1954), US Navy admiral William Eckert (1909–1971), US Air Force lieutenant general...
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    (20th overall). But the contract was voided by Baseball Commissioner William Eckert because Seaver's college team had played two exhibition games already...
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  • (Houston and Chicago, respectively). In May 1966, Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert stated that cities that should be considered for expansion included...
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    William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 27th president of the United States, serving...
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    Fanny Davenport and Hollywood actor Harry Davenport. May Eckert married William Stanley Eckert in 1908; one of their children was actress Anne Seymour...
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    Cooperstown, New York, on July 22, 1968, with Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert presiding. The BBWAA was authorized to elect players active in 1948...
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  • Baseball Records Committee (as convened by then-Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert) in 1969. The 1915 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in...
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  • of America in 2018. Eckert received her PhD in linguistics in 1978 from Columbia University, where she was a student of William Labov. She is the author...
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