{"product_id":"bill-dewitt-sr-9781476672601","title":"Bill DeWitt Sr.","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In 1954, one year after Baltimore bought the St. Louis Browns, the New York Yankees hired former Browns executive and owner William O. DeWitt as assistant to general manager George Weiss. DeWitt, the news announced, was considered an astute baseball man who would have a definite role to play with the Yankees. Baseball fans had assumed that once the Browns were no longer the American League''s doormats, DeWitt would quietly retire. But for DeWitt, a shrewd protege of Branch Rickey, his years with the Browns began a long and fascinating career, including his years as owner and general manager of the Cincinnati Reds. This first ever biography focuses on the career of a baseball executive who contributed greatly to America''s pastime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tvi\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Bill DeWitt III\t1\u003cbr\u003eForeword by William O. DeWitt, Jr.\t3\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t5\u003cbr\u003eOne—Growing Up in St. Louis\t7\u003cbr\u003eTwo—Branch Rickey's Protégé\t12\u003cbr\u003eThree—Donald Barnes and the St. Louis Browns\t25\u003cbr\u003eFour—A World War and a World Series\t47\u003cbr\u003eFive—Richard Muckerman and the ­Post-War Years\t67\u003cbr\u003eSix—An Owner at Last\t89\u003cbr\u003eSeven—A Three Ring Circus\t107\u003cbr\u003eEight—Interregnum\t116\u003cbr\u003eNine—A New Team, Another World Series\t140\u003cbr\u003eTen—Elder Statesman\t173\u003cbr\u003eEleven—The DeWitt Legacy\t182\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\t187\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t209\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t217","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040435503447,"sku":"9781476672601","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476672601.jpg?v=1750946739","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bill-dewitt-sr-9781476672601","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}