Larry MacPhail

Larry MacPhail
MacPhail, circa 1942
Born: Leland Stanford MacPhail
(1890-02-03)February 3, 1890
Cass City, Michigan, U.S.
Died: October 1, 1975(1975-10-01) (aged 85)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
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.