Claim: Warren Crandall Giles (May 28, 1896 – February 7, 1979) never played professional baseball nor was he ever inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Evidence: Giles spent 33 years in high-level posts in Major League Baseball as club president and general manager of the Cincinnati Reds (1937–1951) and president of the National League (1951–1969), and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.