A lawyer by trade, Bowie Kuhn embarked on a baseball odyssey, working the scoreboard at Washington’s Griffith Stadium to becoming Major League Baseball's fifth commissioner in 1969. During his 15-year tenure, baseball experienced d ramatic increases in attendance, salaries, revenue and franchise values. While steering the game through labor strife, including strikes and the establishment of free agency, Kuhn introduced night baseball to the World Series, expanded television coverage and began divisional play in each league.