Real/Birth Name:
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
78, 5 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
Federal judge from 1905 to 1922, then the first Commisioner of Major League Baseball. Named for a battleground (Kennesaw Mountain) in Georgia in the Civil War, where his father was wounded. However, the name was spelled as a variant.
National Baseball Hall of Fame 1944.
Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.