Search Kenesaw Mountain Landis Kenesaw Mountain Landis Born: November 20, 1866, Millville, Ohio Died: November 25, 1944, Chicago, Illinois Elected to Hall of Fame by Committee on Baseball Veterans: 1944 Baseball's first commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis was elected to office on November 12, 1920, and helped restore public confidence in baseball following the Black Sox scandal of 1919. The ...