Warren Giles

Warren Giles
Giles in 1962
Born	(1896-05-28)May 28, 1896 Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 7, 1979(1979-02-07) (aged 82) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Washington & Lee University
Spouse	Jane Skinner ​ ​ (m. 1931; died 1943)​
Children	Bill Giles
Baseball player Baseball career
Cincinnati Reds general manager (1937–1951) National League president (1951–1969)
Career highlights and awards
As General Manager World Series champion (1940) 2× National League pennant winner (1939, 1940) Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1979
Election method	Veterans Committee

Warren Crandall Giles (May 28, 1896 – February 7, 1979) was an American professional baseball executive. Giles spent 33 years in high-level posts in Major League Baseball as general manager and club president of the Cincinnati Reds (1937–1951) and president of the National League (1951–1969), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Born in Tiskilwa, Illinois, Giles attended Washington & Lee University and served as an infantry officer in France during World War I.^[1] Before becoming a full-time baseball executive, he worked as a football and basketball official in the Missouri Valley Conference, a major U.S. college sports league.^[2]