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William Louis Veeck Jr. (/ˈvɛk/ VECK;
February 9, 1914 –
January 2, 1986), also
known as "Sport
Shirt Bill" and "Wild Bill", was an
American Major League...
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Veeck may
refer to:
William Veeck Sr. (1876–1933),
president of the
Chicago Cubs
Major League Baseball (MLB)
franchise from 1919 to 1933 Bill
Veeck (1914–1986)...
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history to
accomplish the feat.
Veeck also
brought Satchel Paige back to
major league baseball to
pitch for the Browns.
Veeck had
previously signed the former...
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Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. St.
Louis Browns owner Bill
Veeck, in his 1962
autobiography Veeck – As in Wreck, said of Gaedel, "He was, by golly, the best...
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William Louis Veeck Sr. (January 20, 1876 –
October 5, 1933) was an
American sportswriter and
baseball executive. He was
president of the
Chicago Cubs...
- and WLUP
hoped for a
crowd of 20,000, and Mike
Veeck hired enough security for 35,000.
Owner Bill
Veeck was
concerned the
promotion might become a disaster...
- Cox. In his 1962 autobiography,
Veeck, as in Wreck, in
which he
discussed his
abortive attempt to buy the Phillies,
Veeck also
stated that he
wanted to...
- horrified.
Veeck is
arrested for
negligence as he was
aware of her body. This was why he
refused to fix the complex's
plumbing problems.
Veeck claims that...
- 1949,
Veeck's first wife (who had a half-stake in
Veeck's share of the team)
divorced him. With most of his
money tied up in the Indians,
Veeck was forced...
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barrier in the
American League when he
signed a
contract to play with Bill
Veeck's Cleveland Indians. Doby was the
first player to go
directly to the majors...
