This day in baseball: Frick is NL’s public relations director
Posted: February 6, 2021 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Ford Frick, history, John Heydler, Major League Baseball, MLB, National League Leave a commentOn Feburary 6, 1934, New York news reporter and broadcaster Ford Frick was named the National League’s public relations director. In November of that same year, Frick would be elected as the president of the Senior Circuit, replacing John A. Heydler, who resigned due to poor health.
Ford Frick at the 1937 All-Star Game (Library of Congress)
