Bart Giamatti
| A. Bartlett Giamatti | |
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Giamatti in 1989
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| Born |
Angelo Bartlett Giamatti April 4, 1938 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 1989 (aged 51) Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Residence | Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yale College |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy |
| Occupation | President of Yale University (1978–1986) National League President (1986–1989) MLB Commissioner (April 1, 1989–September 1, 1989) |
| Home town | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Toni Marilyn Smith |
| Children |
Paul Giamatti Marcus Giamatti Elena Giamatti |
| Parent(s) | Valentine John Giamatti (father) Mary Claybaugh Walton (mother) |
| 7th Commissioner of Baseball | |
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In office April 1, 1989 – September 1, 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Ueberroth |
| Succeeded by | Fay Vincent |
Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti (/dʒiːəˈmɑːti/; April 4, 1938 – September 1, 1989) was an American professor of English Renaissance literature, the president of Yale University, and the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
Giamatti served as Commissioner for only five months before dying suddenly of a heart attack. He is the shortest-tenured baseball commissioner in the sport's history and the only holder of the office not to preside over a full Major League Baseball season. Giamatti is best remembered today for negotiating the agreement resolving the Pete Rose betting scandal by permitting Rose to voluntarily withdraw from the sport to avoid further punishment.
Giamatti was born in Boston and grew up in South Hadley, Massachusetts, the son of Mary Claybaugh Walton (Smith College '35) and Valentine John Giamatti. His father was professor and chairman of the Department of Italian Language and Literature at Mount Holyoke College. Giamatti's paternal grandparents were Italian immigrants Angelo Giammattei (Italian pronunciation: [dʒammaˈttɛi]) and Maria Lavorgna (Italian pronunciation: [laˈvɔrɲa]): his grandfather Angelo emigrated to the United States from Telese, near Benevento, Italy, around 1900. Giamatti's maternal grandparents, from Wakefield, Massachusetts, were Helen Buffum (Davidson) and Bartlett Walton, who graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and Harvard College.
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