Ed Barrow
Ed Barrow (Baseball. Born, Springfield, IL, May 10, 1868; died, Port Chester, NY, Dec. 15, 1953.) Considered by most observers to be the architect of the New York Yankees dynasty, Edward Grant Barrow...
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Buzzy Bavasi (Baseball. Born, New York, Dec. 12, 1915; died, San Diego, CA, May 1, 2008.) In the immediate aftermath of Walter O’Malley’s purchase of the Brooklyn Dodgers after the 1950 season,...
View ArticleCharlie Byrne
Charlie Byrne (Baseball. Born, New York, NY, Sept. 10, 1843; died, New York, NY, Jan. 4, 1898.) Lost in the glare of his more famous successors, Charles H. Byrne is the man who brought big league...
View ArticleHappy Chandler
Happy Chandler (Baseball. Born, Corydon, KY, July 14, 1898; died, Versailles, KY, June 15, 1991.) A brash, noisy product of old-style Kentucky Democratic politics, Albert Benjamin Chandler was the...
View ArticlePhil Douglas
Phil Douglas (Baseball. Born, Cedartown, GA, June 17, 1890; died, Seguatchie Valley, TN, Aug. 1, 1952.) A talented righthanded spitballer, Phillip Brooks Douglas tried to drink his way out of the...
View ArticleJoan Payson
Joan Payson (Baseball. Born, New York, NY, Feb. 5, 1903; died, New York, NY, Oct. 4, 1975.) A lifelong fan of baseball and horse racing, Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson could afford to indulge her...
View ArticleKirby Higbe
Kirby Higbe (Baseball. Born, Columbia, SC, Apr. 4, 1915; died, Columbia, SC, May 6, 1985.) Although he pitched for the Cubs, Phillies, Pirates, and Giants in his 12-year career (1937-43, 1946-50),...
View ArticleLou Niss
Lou Niss (Sports editor. Born, Minsk, Russia, Oct. 5, 1903; died, New York, NY, Apr. 30, 1987.) The last sports editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, Louis Niss was also the first front-office employee hired...
View ArticleBurt Shotton
Burt Shotton (Baseball. Born, Brownhelm, OH, Oct. 18, 1884; died, Lake Wales, FL, July 29, 1962.) Managing the Brooklyn Dodgers twice to the N.L. pennant, Burton Edwin (Barney) Shotton seemed to play...
View ArticleBranch Rickey
Branch Rickey (Baseball. Born, Stockdale, OH, Dec. 20, 1881; died, Columbia, MO, Dec. 9, 1965.) When Branch Rickey came to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942, he inherited a club that had won the 1941...
View ArticleFresco Thompson
Fresco Thompson (Baseball. Born, Centreville, AL, June 6, 1902; died, Fullerton, CA, Nov. 20, 1968.) A second baseman who did brief tours with the Giants (1926, 1934) and Brooklyn (1931-32),...
View ArticleDixie Walker
Dixie Walker (Baseball. Born, Villa Rica, GA, Sept. 24, 1910; died, Birmingham, AL, May 17, 1982.) Another Yankees reject who made his name in Brooklyn, Fred Walker was doubtless one of the best...
View ArticleGeorge Weiss
George Weiss (Baseball. Born, New Haven, CT, June 23, 1895; died, Greenwich, CT, Aug. 13, 1972.) If any baseball executive in New York history matched the acumen of Ed Barrow or Branch Rickey, George...
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