Full Description
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.
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
