This day in baseball: Feller is the MLBPA’s first president
Posted: December 11, 2018 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Bob Feller, Frank Scott, history, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Players Association, Marvin Miller, MLB, MLBPA, sports Leave a commentA major league player association was formed on December 11, 1956 with future Hall of Famer Bob Feller named its first president. Feller held the position until 1959, when he was succeeded by Frank Scott. This organization followed up many previous attempts to create a labor organization in Major League Baseball. It would eventually become successful ten years later when Marvin Miller was hired to be the MLBPA’s first executive director in 1966.
Bob Feller (Wikimedia Commons)
