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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Former commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who lorded over baseball during 15 tumultuous years that saw players gain free agency and start the spiral of multimillion dollar salaries, died Thursday. He was 80.
Kuhn died at St. Luke's Hospital following a short illness, said his spokesman Bob Wirz, who led baseball's information office while Kuhn was commissioner.
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Former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn dead at 80 - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
Unlike the commissioner today, who has the owners interest in mind, I always thought that Kuhn had the interests of the game of baseball at heart.
03-15-2007, 03:57 PM
Bowie Kuhn dies 
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