COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Baseball’s Hall of Fame says former American League President Lee MacPhail has
died at 95.
He died Thursday night at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He had been the oldest Hall of Famer.
MacPhail
was part of one of baseball’s most famous families. He followed his
father into the Hall and his son became a top executive for several
major league teams.
MacPhail was the son of Larry MacPhail, who
was president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, CEO and general manager of the
Brooklyn Dodgers and co-owner, president and GM of the New York Yankees.
Lee
MacPhail was GM and president of the Baltimore Orioles and general
manager of the Yankees before serving as AL president from 1974 through
the 1983 season.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Baseball’s Hall of Fame says former American League President Lee MacPhail has
died at 95.
He died Thursday night at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. He had been the oldest Hall of Famer.
MacPhail
was part of one of baseball’s most famous families. He followed his
father into the Hall and his son became a top executive for several
major league teams.
MacPhail was the son of Larry MacPhail, who
was president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, CEO and general manager of the
Brooklyn Dodgers and co-owner, president and GM of the New York Yankees.
Lee
MacPhail was GM and president of the Baltimore Orioles and general
manager of the Yankees before serving as AL president from 1974 through
the 1983 season.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
