Bart Giamatti is Elected Major League Baseball Commissioner On this day, in 1988 A. Bartlett Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball's seven commissioner, he became the second baseball commissioner to die in office when he suffered a heart attack the same year. September 8, 1988 Sport: Baseball Trivia Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? sports in this article Baseball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine