agues ▁would ▁not , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁AL ▁teams ▁learned ▁their ▁position , ▁they ▁rel ented ▁and ▁instead ▁went ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁L ask er ▁Plan . ▁ ▁The ▁own ers ▁agreed ▁that ▁they ▁needed ▁a ▁person ▁with ▁near - un limited ▁authority ▁and ▁a ▁powerful ▁person ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁commission er . ▁ ▁The ▁own ers ▁approached ▁Land is , ▁who ▁eventually ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Baseball . ▁ ▁He ▁draft ed ▁the ▁agreement ▁which ▁gave ▁him ▁almost ▁un limited ▁authority ▁throughout ▁the ▁major ▁and ▁minor ▁le agues ▁– ▁every ▁owner ▁on ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁bat bo ys ▁was ▁account able ▁to ▁the ▁Commission er ▁– ▁including ▁bar ring ▁own ers ▁from ▁dismiss ing ▁him , ▁speaking ▁crit ically ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁public ▁or ▁challeng ing ▁him ▁in ▁court . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁kept ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁federal ▁judge . ▁ ▁Of ▁course , ▁a ▁near ▁aut ocr atic ▁leader ▁was ▁probably ▁what ▁was ▁needed ▁for ▁baseball ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Black ▁So x ▁sc andal ▁had ▁placed ▁the ▁public ' s ▁trust ▁in ▁baseball ▁on ▁sh ak y ▁ground ▁as ▁the ▁own ers ▁accepted ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁with ▁a ▁sc ant ▁trace ▁of ▁opposition , ▁if ▁any . ▁ ▁Effect ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁So x ▁sc andal ▁on ▁the ▁AL ▁p enn ant ▁race ▁After ▁an ▁August ▁ 3 1 ▁game ▁between ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁and ▁Chicago ▁C ubs , ▁alleg ations ▁began ▁to ▁arise ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁was