COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Lee MacPhail, the longtime baseball executive who ruled in the celebrated Pine Tar case and later became part of the only father-son Hall of Fame pairing, has died. He ...

As an executive with the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles, MacPhail helped build World Series champions. He also served as president of the American League. At 95, he had been the oldest ...

When Larry ran the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, unpredictability was his watchword. Nobody knew what he would do next — including the senior MacPhail himself when he ...

New York, NY – Longtime baseball executive and former American League president Lee MacPhail has died. He was 95 years old. The Baseball Hall of Fame said MacPhail died Thursday in Delray Beach ...

For seven weeks, the hottest spot in baseball—managing the New York Yankees—was empty. Manhattan sportswriters, who abhor a vacuum, rushed in to fill it. They bandied such names as Leo ...

The New York Yankees are primarily owned by the Steinbrenner family, ... Larry MacPhail, and Dan Topping bought 90% of the Yankees for $2.8 million. Over time, MacPhail sold his stake, ...

When brisk, brash Larry MacPhail took over the New York Yankees last winter, newshawks asked: "How will McCarthy feel?" Last week Joe McCarthy felt sick.Chubby, jut-jawed Joe McCarthy's ...

The New York Daily News reports that a 1945 letter from Yankees executive Larry MacPhail to New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia justifying baseball’s color line is up for auction. LaGuardia had formed a ...

MacPhail was general manager for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees, then served as AL president from 1973-83. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998 by the Veterans Committee.