Veeck launches big league career by purchasing Indians
It proved to be one of the few victories the Browns would have that year.
In a letter by Early Wynn to Veeck, published by the Chicago Sun-Times, Wynn paid tribute to Veeck, who was forced to sell the White Sox – he purchased the club in the late 1950s and led them to the 1959 AL pennant – in the early 1960s due to health reasons:
“There are a lot of other people who should be grateful to you, especially the other club owners. You’ve helped all of them at the gate and even though they don’t always seem to approve of some of the entertainment you’ve offered I haven’t seen an owner yet who didn’t like a packed house. To me and the other players, you’ll always be the No. 1 club executive of all time.”
Veeck later re-purchased the White Sox in the 1970s, then sold them in the early 1980s. He passed away in 1986.
Kevin Stiner was a Public Relations intern for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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