Lee MacPhail
Lee MacPhail | |
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MacPhail at the White House for a Baseball Hall of Fame luncheon in 2004 | |
| Born | October 25, 1917 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 2012 (aged 95) Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Baseball executive |
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| Children | 3, including Andy |
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| Relatives | Bill MacPhail (brother) |
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Baseball career | |
| Member of the National | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1998 |
| Election method | Veterans Committee |
Leland Stanford MacPhail Jr. (October 25, 1917 – November 8, 2012) was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball. MacPhail was a baseball executive for 45 years, serving as the director of player personnel for the New York Yankees, the president and general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, chief aide to Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert, executive vice president and general manager of the Yankees, and president of the American League.