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William Louis Veeck Jr. (/ ˈ v ɛ k / VECK; February 9, 1914 – January 2, 1986), 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.
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- Kenyon College (did not graduate)
- January 2, 1986 (aged 71), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Hace 2 días · About Bill Veeck. He was the man who brought a little person to home plate and explosives to the outfield of Comiskey Park. But beyond the flash, legendary owner Bill Veeck’s open-minded approach brought positive changes to the game of baseball.
12 de abr. de 2024 · Bill Veeck (born February 9, 1914, Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.—died January 2, 1986, Chicago, Illinois) was an American professional baseball club executive and owner, who introduced many innovations in promotion. Veeck grew up with baseball management.
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8 de ene. de 2012 · Bill Veeck’s one-man carnival came blaring into Chicago on March 10, 1959. He and an investor group bought a majority interest in the Chicago White Sox from Dorothy Comiskey Rigney, granddaughter of the franchise’s founder, Charles Comiskey. The 45-year-old Veeck was coming home. He liked to say, “I am the only human being ever raised in ...
12 de jun. de 2016 · Para muchos de sus contemporáneos, Veeck podría ser considerado un charlatán que ofendía las clásicas tradiciones del béisbol. Para otros fue un innovador quien cambió para siempre la visión de este deporte contribuyendo a que el mismo se convirtiera en un espectáculo para todo tipo de público.
3 de may. de 2019 · A cunning capitalist who owned three big-league teams, he voted for perennial Socialist presidential candidate Norman Thomas—even after Thomas died. “I’d rather vote for a dead man with class than two live bums,” he explained. His name was Bill Veeck—Veeck As in Wreck, he titled his first memoir.
27 de sept. de 2023 · It’s the story of how the formation of the then-independent Saints in 1993 revived Mike, the son of Hall of Fame owner Bill Veeck, at a time when no affiliated baseball organization would touch him because of his role in the creation of Disco Demolition Night.
