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21 de jun. de 2005 · Bill Veeck: 1914-1986. I n his later years, Bill Veeck had second thoughts about his most famous stunt, sending a midget up to the plate in a major league game. “Were it in my power to turn back ...
1 de out. de 2019 · Bill Veeck se paseaba por el estadio. Se preocupa de que las promociones salieran bien. Hablaba con los aficionados para averiguar que era lo que les había llevado al estadio. Ayudaba a los acomodadores y a los vendedores de cerveza y perritos calientes. Si era necesario se ponía el pantalón corto y sin darle ninguna importancia al hecho de ...
Bill Veeck spent the balance of his life challenging and bringing change to the business of baseball. A larger than life figure, he was a chain-smoking, charismatic, photogenic redhead with a big open face. He had a deep, compelling voice that writer Dave Kindred said “came as a train in the night.”.
18 de set. de 2023 · Bill Veeck died in 1986 at the age of 71, seven years after Disco Demolition Night and five years after he sold the White Sox. He had struggled with his health for many years, and for much of his adult life had a prosthetic leg after needing an amputation when serving as a Marine during World War II.
The Saint of Second Chances Documentary: Plot, Release Date, and Trailer - Netflix Tudum. Directed by Jeff Malmberg and Academy Award winner Morgan Neville, this sports documentary tells the story of baseball innovators Bill Veeck and Mike Veeck.
17 de ago. de 2022 · Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Veeck dreamed up the first exploding scoreboard for fans of his Chicago White Sox team. The innovative scoreboard at...
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William Louis Veeck Jr., 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. As owner and team president of the Indians in 1947, Veeck signed Larry Doby, thus beginning the integration of the American League, and the ...
