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Lee MacPhail Essentials

Born: October 25, 1917 in Nashville, TN USA
Died: November 8, 2012 in Delray Beach, FL USA
Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Pioneer/Executive in 1998 by Veterans
Full Name: Leland Stanford MacPhail

Notable Events and Chronology 

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April 30, 1940

Picked up off the scrap heap by the Brooklyn Dodgers just months after being given his unconditional release by the Double-A Milwaukee Brewers, starting pitcher Tex Carleton throws a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. Aside from making Brooklyn GM Larry MacPhail look like a genius, the 3 – 0 masterpiece maintains both Carleton’s and the Dodgers’ perfect start to 1940: Carleton at 2-and-0 and the Dodgers at a record-tying 9-and-0.

June 18, 1940

Joe Medwick is beaned by St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Bowman

March 10, 1941

Episode 91 – The Secret History of Batting Helmets

December 2, 1952

Brooklyn Dodgers executive Buzzie Bavasi dismisses the New York Yankees reaction to Jackie Robinson’s charges

November 5, 1958

The Baltimore Orioles replace general manager Paul Richards with future Hall of Famer Lee MacPhail

January 1, 1974

Joe Cronin steps down as president of the American League

June 20, 1980

White Sox reliever Ed Farmer swears he will take criminal action against Detroit’s Al Cowens following an on-field brawl in Chicago. Cowens hit a grounder to SS, and then charges the mound instead of running to first base. The action stems from an incident a year earlier when a Farmer pitch shattered Cowens’s jaw. American League President Lee MacPhail will suspend Cowens for seven games. The Tigers win, 5 – 3, in 11 innings.

March 22, 1981

American League President Lee MacPhail suspends Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver 

July 24, 1983

George Brett and The Pine Tar Game

July 28, 1983

American League President Lee MacPhail rules in favor of George Brett

March 3, 1998

Larry Doby, the first black to play in the American League, is elected to the Hall of Fame along with former AL President Lee MacPhail. Also chosen by the Veterans Committee are Negro League pitcher Bullet Joe Rogan and turn-of-the-century shortstop Gorgeous George Davis.

Biography

 
Lee’s quiet, soft-spoken, introverted personality contrasted sharply with that of his explosively extroverted father, Larry MacPhail. After graduating from Swarthmore College, he began his baseball career as business manager at Reading in the Interstate League in 1941. He became director of player personnel for the Yankees from 1948 through 1958, helping to produce the team that won nine pennants in those years. He moved to Baltimore as president and GM in ’58, building the team that won the 1966 world championship. In 1965, MacPhail became chief administrative assistant to Commissioner William Eckert. He was named TSN’s Executive of the Year in 1966. In October of that year, he returned to the Yankees as executive vice-president and GM, serving until 1973, when he was elected president of the AL. During his ten years in that post, he directed expansion to Toronto and Seattle, helped develop the designated hitter rule, and was known as a voice of reason and moderation. He was possibly the only AL president to have seen symphony orchestras perform in every league city. He resigned in 1983 to become president of the ML Player Relations Committee, representing the owners in negotiations with the players’ association.
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