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Sep 23, 2024 · Less than 48 hours after Cleveland is eliminated from the 1949 American League pennant race, team owner Bill Veeck and his players hold a funeral service 75 years ago tonight to bury their 1948 pennant.
1 day ago · Bill Veeck returned as owner of the Sox in 1975, and despite not having much money, they managed to win 90 games in 1977, with a team known as the "South Side Hitmen". However, the team's fortunes plummeted afterwards, plagued by 90-loss teams and scarred by the notorious 1979 Disco Demolition Night promotion. [ 25 ]
17 hours ago · In 1951, Bill Veeck purchased the Browns and introduced a series of promotions and wild antics. Veeck's efforts to drive the Cardinals out of St. Louis failed when Anheuser-Busch purchased the Cardinals. Veeck attempted to move the Browns to Milwaukee and then Baltimore, but both moves were initially blocked by other American League owners.
Sep 25, 2024 · White Sox president Bill Veeck acknowledges the cheers of nearly 19,000 fans on Sept. 30, 1980, in Comiskey Park during ceremonies honoring the 66-year-old baseball maverick's contributions to...
6 days ago · - Bill Veeck, then the president of the Chicago Cubs, got a call that said, "Watch your players this afternoon, this game is fixed." So, Cubs switched out their starting pitchers, still lost the game, but Bill Veeck then went to the Cook County grand jury.
6 days ago · Mike Veeck, son of legendary Major League Baseball owner Bill Veeck, blows up his father's career and then spends the next few decades learning the value of a second chance.
Sep 19, 2024 · The Sox pulled away from the Indians in August, and new owner Bill Veeck and manager Al Lopez traded for slugger Ted “Big Klu” Kluszewski, one-time National League home run “terror,” for ...
