Campbell Johnston "C. J." McDiarmid (July 29, 1869 – May 13, 1942) was an American attorney who was the principal owner of the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

of Major League Baseball.

Biography

McDiarmid was born in July 1869 in Barnesville, Ohio, and spent much of his childhood in Ontario. His family then moved to Cincinnati, where he graduated from Woodward High School, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Cincinnati College of Law. In addition to practicing law, he played

semi-professional Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment. Semi-professionals are not amateur because they receive regular payment from their team, but generally at a consid ...

baseball as a pitcher. McDiarmid held front-office positions in Major League Baseball, first as a director of the St. Louis Browns of the American League during 1907–1919, then as secretary of the

of the National League. After the 1927 season, McDiarmid succeeded

August Herrmann August "Garry" Herrmann (May 3, 1859 – April 25, 1931) was an American political operative for Cincinnati political boss George B. Cox, an executive of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, and president of National Baseball Commission. In 1946, h ...

as president of the Reds, presiding over the team during the and seasons. During those seasons, the Reds finished in fifth place and seventh place, respectively, in the eight-team National League. Late in the 1929 season,

Sidney Weil Sidney Weil (December 23, 1891 – January 14, 1966) was an American business executive and salesperson, who owned the Cincinnati Reds of the National League within Major League Baseball (MLB) for four seasons at the beginning of the 1930s. Biog ...

acquired enough shares to become the controlling owner of the Reds. McDiarmid died in Wyoming, Ohio, in May 1942; he was survived by his wife, three daughters, and two sons. He is buried in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery.

References

External links

Cincinnati Reds timeline
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McDiarmid, C. J. 1869 births 1942 deaths People from Barnesville, Ohio University of Cincinnati alumni University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni Ohio lawyers St. Louis Browns executives Major League Baseball owners Cincinnati Reds owners Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery