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Following the 1999 season, the American and National Leagues were merged with Major League Baseball, and the leagues ceased to exist as business entities. The role of the league president was eliminated. [10] In 2001, Bill Giles, son of Warren Giles, was named honorary president of the NL. [11]
The longest-tenured owner is Bob Carpenter, Jr., who was the team's primary shareholder from 1943 to 1972. He appointed the team's first general manager, Herb Pennock , during his tenure. In combination with his son, Ruly , the Carpenter family owned the Phillies for nearly 50 years (until 1981) until it was sold to Bill Giles , son of former ...
William Oliver Ripken (born December 16, 1964), nicknamed "Billy the Kid", [1] is an American former professional baseball infielder.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1987–1998 for the Baltimore Orioles (1987–1992, 1996), Texas Rangers (1993–94, 1997), Cleveland Indians (1995), and Detroit Tigers (1998).
William Joseph Sullivan Jr. (October 23, 1910 – January 4, 1994) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, first baseman and third baseman with the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1931 and 1947.
William Albert Sampen (born January 18, 1963) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1990-1994. Sampen owns an instructional baseball program in Brownsburg known as "Samp's Hack Shack.” In 2016, Sampen founded the Indiana Expos youth travel baseball program.
Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia were elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, Suzuki in overwhelming fashion, while Billy Wagner made the most of his 10th and final appearance on the ...
Walter Clement Pipp Sr. (February 17, 1893 – January 11, 1965) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman, Pipp played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, and Cincinnati Reds between 1913 and 1928.
(The Center Square) – The Texas Attorney General’s office is demanding documentation from two school districts over concerns that they are allowing male students to play on female sports teams ...