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ISBN: 1496204417 9781496204394 1496204395 9781496204400 1496204409 9781496204417 9780803296831 Year: 2018 Publisher: Lincoln
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"Few people have influenced a team as much as did Tom Yawkey (1903-76) as owner of the Boston Red Sox. After purchasing the Red Sox for $1.2 million in 1932,Yawkey poured millions into building a better team and making the franchise relevant again.
Although the Red Sox never won a World Series under Yawkey's ownership, there were still many highlights. Lefty Grove won his three hundredth game; Jimmie Foxx hit fifty home runs; Ted Williams batted.406 in 1941, and both Williams and Carl Yastrzemski won Triple Crowns.Yawkey was viewed by fans as a genial autocrat who ran his ball club like a hobby more than a businessand who spoiled his players. He was perhaps too trusting, relying on flawed cronies rather than the most competent executives to run his ballclub. One of his more unfortunate legacies was the accusation that he was a racist, since the Red Sox were the last Major League team to integrate, and his inaction in this regard haunted both him and the team for decades. As one of the last great patriarchal owners in baseball, he was the first person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame who hadn't been a player, manager, or general manager.
Bill Nowlintakes a close look at Yawkey's life as a sportsman and as one of the leading philanthropists in New England and South Carolina. He also addresses Yawkey's leadership style and issues of racism during his tenure with the Red Sox.
"-- "Biography of Tom Yawkey, sole owner and cornerstone of the Boston Red Sox from 1932 to 1976"--
Baseball team owners --- Yawkey, Thomas A., --- Yawkey, Tom, --- Yawkey, Thomas Austin, --- Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) --- American League of Professional Baseball Clubs --- Boston Americans (Baseball team) --- Boston. --- Boston Pilgrims (Baseball team) --- Bostons (Baseball team) --- Red Sox (Baseball team) --- Sox (Baseball team) --- History
ISBN: 9781135297763 1135297762 0203950909 9780203950906 9781135297831 9781135297909 9780415927796 1135297835 Year: 2002 Publisher: New York : Routledge,
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