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Revision as of 19:20, 6 March 2007
George Martin Weiss (June 23, 1895 - August 13, 1972) was one of Major League Baseball's most successful executives. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Working as the manager of the New York Yankees' farm system from 1932 to 1947, establishing it as the best in the game, and as the club's general manager from 1947 to 1960, the team won 19 American League pennants and 15 World Series Championships with his involvement. He later became the first club president of the New York Mets from 1961 to 1966 after that expansion franchise was formed.
Template:MLB HoF He was name The Sporting News' Major League Executive of the Year in 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1960. He was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 1982.
Controversy
Despite his unqualified success, George Weiss shared an unfortunate prevailing opinion of racial integration in baseball. He is quoted as saying, "I will never allow a black man to wear a Yankee uniform. Boxholders from Westchester don't want that sort of crowd. They would be offended to have to sit with niggers."[1]
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- ^ Jones, Danyel (May 12, 2005). "Baseball's Most Bizarre" Screwball, Most Valuable Network. Verified March 6, 2007.