Bill DeWitt, Sr - Patriarch of a Baseball Family

In 1954, one year after Baltimore bought the St. Louis Browns, the New York Yankees hired former Browns executive and owner William O. DeWitt as assistant to general manager George Weiss. "DeWitt," the news announced, "was considered an astute baseball man who would have a definite role to play with the Yankees." Baseball fans had assumed that once the Browns were no longer the American League's doormats, DeWitt would quietly retire. But for DeWitt, a shrewd protege of Branch Rickey, his years with the Browns began a long and fascinating career, including his years as owner and general manager of the Cincinnati Reds. This first ever biography focuses on the career of a baseball executive who contributed greatly to America's pastime.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Bill DeWitt III

Foreword by William O. DeWitt, Jr.

Preface

One-Growing Up in St. Louis

Two-Branch Rickey's Protégé

Three-Donald Barnes and the St. Louis Browns

Four-A World War and a World Series

Five-Richard Muckerman and the ­Post-War Years

Six-An Owner at Last

Seven-A Three Ring Circus

Eight-Interregnum

Nine-A New Team, Another World Series

Ten-Elder Statesman

Eleven-The DeWitt Legacy

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, Burton A. Boxerman taught history for 30 years and contributes to numerous historical journals. A longtime baseball fan, he lives in St. Louis, Missouri.The late Benita W. Boxerman was a writer and researcher. Retired from one of the largest public relations firms in the United States and a member of SABR, she lived in St. Louis, Missouri.

Product details

• Authors: Benita W. Boxerman, Burton A. Boxerman, Boxerman Benita W., Boxerman Burton A.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2021
• EAN: 9781476672601
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7260-1
• No. of pages: 231
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 322 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Baseball, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, history of sport, Biography: sport, Yankees; baseball; DeWitt; career; Cincinnati Reds