Larry MacPhail

Larry MacPhail
MacPhail, circa 1942
Born
Leland Stanford MacPhail

(1890-02-03)February 3, 1890
DiedOctober 1, 1975(1975-10-01) (aged 85)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (B.A.)
George Washington University (LL.B.)
OccupationBaseball executive
Spouse
    Inez Thompson
    (m. 1910; div. 1945)
    Jean Bennett Wanamaker
    (m. 1945)
Children4, including Lee and Bill
RelativesAndy MacPhail (grandson)

Baseball career
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1978
Election methodVeterans Committee

Leland Stanford "Larry" MacPhail Sr. (February 3, 1890 – October 1, 1975) was an American lawyer and an executive in Major League Baseball. He served as a high-ranking executive, including club president and general manager, with the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, and was a one-third owner of the Yankees from 1945 through 1947. MacPhail's sons and grandsons were also sports executives. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.