William Veeck Sr.
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william-veeck-sr-178-11024124
title:
William Veeck Sr.
text:
William Louis Veeck Sr. was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. He was president of the Chicago Cubs from 1919 to his death in October, 1933. Under Veeck's leadership, the Cubs won two pennants, in 1929 and 1932. Veeck was a Chicago American sportswriter working under the pseudonym Bill Bailey before Cubs owner William Wrigley Jr. hired him to be vice-president of the baseball club in 1917. Having won the National League pennant in 1918, Wrigley promoted him to president of the club
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American baseball executive
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Veeck_Sr.
date created:
2008-03-05T00:07:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T14:07:43Z
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