August Herrmann

August "Garry" Herrmann (May 3 1859 - April 25 1931) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who served as president of the Cincinnati Reds of the National League from 1902 to 1927. As the president of baseball's National Commission from by|1903 to by|1920, he is often regarded as having filled the role of Baseball Commissioner before that position was officially established in 1920. With two other Commission members he established the annual nature of the World Series by 1905.

According to biographer William A Cook's August A Hermann; A Baseball Biography, although Hermann was financially successful, he had a reputation as a lavish entertainer, supported by news that he left an estate of ten dollars. A Cincinnati reporter stated that his political partners, G.B. Cox and Rud Hynicka made millions more, but Hermann had more fun.

On July 19th 2008, Herrmann was posthumously inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.

External links

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Herrmann_Garry.stm BaseballLibrary]
* Society For Baseball Research
* August Garry Hermann: A Baseball Biography/William A. Cook/McFarland and Company, Inc.