Sale of the Cleveland Indians is completed as Bill Daley and Gabe Paul take control.
Sale of the Cleveland Indians is completed as Bill Daley and Gabe Paul take control.
Billy Martin signs with the Reds
Dec. 18, 1959 Gabe Paul smiles as well traveled ballplayer Billy Martin signs his 1960 contract to play for the Reds. Cincinnati Reds; manager Fred Hutchinson hoped Martin could instill some fight into his team. Although he could not make the Reds a winner with his diminished skills, he still was a battler…
Gabe Paul announces his decision to leave the Reds to become the general manager of the Colt .45’s
Gabe Paul announces his decision to leave the Reds to become the general manager of the Colt .45’s, an expansion team scheduled to begin play in 1962. After clashing with majority owner Roy Hofheinz, the experienced baseball executive will leave Houston nearly a year before the team plays an official game.
Rumors swirl that legendary manager Leo Durocher would be named the first manager of the new Houston franchise
1961 – Rumors swirl that legendary manager Leo Durocher, currently a coach with the Dodgers, would be named the first manager of the new Houston franchise. Reports of phone conversations between Durocher and General Manager Gabe Paul are true but nothing materializes beyond that. Durocher would eventally lead the club in 1972 after several years as skipper of the Cubs.
10000 Ticket Seekers Denied
July 2, 1953 Gabe Paul general manager of the Cincinnati Redlegs, has announced that more than 100,000 applications for tickets to the 1953 All-Star baseball game have been returned because of lack of space Crosley Field where the game win be played July 14, it has a seating capacity of 29439 Interest in…