Bill Veeck
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title:
Bill Veeck
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William Louis Veeck Jr., also known as "Sport Shirt Bill" and "Wild Bill", was an American Major League Baseball franchise owner and promoter. Veeck was at various times the owner of the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Browns, and the Chicago White Sox. Veeck was the last owner to purchase a baseball franchise without an independent fortune, and is responsible for many innovations and contributions to baseball. As owner and team president of the Indians in 1947, Veeck signed Larry Doby, thus be
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American baseball executive (1914–1986)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Veeck
date created:
2004-05-19T21:06:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:01:10Z
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