Larry MacPhail: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1978

Larry MacPhail
Born: February 3, 1890

1910: George Washington Law Graduate

1917-19: World War I Service

1919: Attempted to arrest the Kaiser

1919-33: Lawyer

1933: Hired by Cincinnati Reds

1933-47: Reds GM, Dodgers President/GM, Yankees co-owner

1942-45: World War II Service

1947: Yankee co-owners bought him out after MacPhail’s continued confrontations with people

1950s: Thoroughbred owner

Died: October 1, 1975

1978: Elected to Hall of Fame (Vets Committee)

Accomplishments:

Night Baseball

TV broadcasts

Plane Travel