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American League Team Presidents
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive breakdown of every team, past and present, in the American League and the presidents each has had since their first game in the American League. Franchise which shifted from city to city (St. Louis Browns -> Baltimore Orioles) are listed seperately. Name changes (California Angels -> Anaheim Angels) are grouped together.
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"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said, 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.' Well Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I'm concerned." - California Angels Owner (1977-1990) / Actor Gene Autry
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Year(s) |
President(s) |
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Baltimore Orioles Team Presidents
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1901-1901
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Sidney W. Frank
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1902-1902
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John J. Mahon
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Baltimore Orioles Team Presidents
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1954-1955
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Clarence W. Miles
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1956-1559
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James Keelty, Jr.
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1960-1965
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Leland S. MacPhail, Jr.
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1966-1982
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Jerold C. Hoffberger
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1983-1988
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Edward B. Williams
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1989-1992
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Lawrence Lucchino
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1994+
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Peter Angelos
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Boston Red Sox Team Presidents
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1901-1902
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Charles W. Somers
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1903-1904
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Henry J. Killilea
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1904-1911
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John I. Taylor
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1912-1913
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James R. McAleer
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1913-1916
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Joseph J. Lannin
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1917-1923
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Harry H. Frazee
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1923-1932
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Robert Quinn
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1933-1976
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Thomas A. Yawkey
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1977-1988
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Jean R. Yawkey
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1989-2002
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John L. Harrington
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2003+
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John Henry
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Chicago White Sox Team Presidents
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1901-1931
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Charles A. Comiskey
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1932-1939
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J. Louis Comiskey
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1940-1940
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Harry Grabiner
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1941-1956
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Grace Comiskey
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1957-1959
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Charles A. Comiskey II
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1959-1961
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William L. Veeck, Jr.
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1961-1969
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Arthur C. Allyn, Jr.
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1970-1975
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John W. Allyn
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1976-1980
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William L. Veeck, Jr.
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1981+
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Jerry M. Reinsdorf
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Cleveland Indians Team Presidents
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1901-1909
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John F. Kilfoyl
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1910-1915
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Charles W. Somers
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1916-1922
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James C. Dunn
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1922-1927
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Ernest S. Barnard
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1928-1946
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Alva Bradley
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1946-1949
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William L. Veeck, Jr.
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1950-1952
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Ellis W. Ryan
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1953-1962
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Myron H. Wilson, Jr.
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1963-1971
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Gabriel H. Paul
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1972-1975
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Nick Mileti
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1975-1977
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Alva T. Bonda
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1978-1985
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Gabriel H. Paul
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1986-1987
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Patrick J. O'Neill
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1987+
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Richard E. Jacobs
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Detroit Tigers Team Presidents
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1901-1901
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James D. Burns
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1902-1903
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Samuel F. Angus
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1904-1907
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William H. Yawkey
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1908-1935
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Frank J. Navin
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1936-1952
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Walter O. Briggs, Sr.
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1952-1956
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Walter O. Briggs, Jr.
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1957-1957
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Frederick A. Knorr
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1957-1959
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Harvey R. Hansen
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1960-1960
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William O. DeWitt
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1961-1989
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John E. Fetzer
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1978-1989
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James Campbell
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1984-1990
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Thomas S. Monaghan
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1990-1992
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Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler
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1992-1995
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Michael Ilitch
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1995-2001
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John McHale, Jr.
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2001-2001
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Michael Ilitch
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2001+
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Dave Dombrowski
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Kansas City Athletics Team Presidents
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1955-1959
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Arnold Johnson
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1960-1960
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Parke Carroll
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1961-1967
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Charles O. Finley
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Kansas City Royals Team Presidents
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1969-1993
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Ewing Kauffman
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1993+
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David D. Glass
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Team Presidents
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1961-1974
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Robert Reynolds
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1975-1977
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Arthur E. Patterson
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1977-1990
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Gene Autry
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1990-1996
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Richard M. Brown
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1996-2002
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Michael Eisner
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2003+
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Dennis Kuhl
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Milwaukee Brewers Team Presidents
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1901-1901
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Matthew Killilea
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Milwaukee Brewers Team Presidents
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1970-1997
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Allan H. "Bud" Selig
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Minnesota Twins Team Presidents
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1961-1984
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Calvin R. Griffith
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1985-1986
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Howard T. Fox, Jr.
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1987-1989
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Jerry Bell
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1985+
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Carl Pohlad
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New York Yankees Team Presidents
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1903-1906
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Joseph W. Gordon
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1907-1914
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Frank J. Farrell
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1915-1938
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Jacob Ruppert
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1939-1944
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Edward G. Barrow
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1945-1947
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Leland S. MacPhail, Sr.
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1948-1966
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Daniel R. Topping
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1966-1973
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Michael Burke
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1973-1977
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Gabriel H. Paul
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1978-1980
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Albert L. Rosen
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1980-1990
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George M. Steinbrenner
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1990-1991
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Robert Nederlander
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1992-1992
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Daniel McCarthy
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1993+
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George M. Steinbrenner
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Oakland Athletics Team Presidents
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1968-1980
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Charles O. Finley
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1981-1990
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Roy Eisenhardt
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1990-1995
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Walter J. Haas
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1995+
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Stephen C. Schott
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Philadelphia Athletics Team Presidents
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1901-1921
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Benjamin F. Shibe
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1922-1935
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Thomas S. Shibe
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1936-1936
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John D. Shibe
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1937-1954
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Connie Mack
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Seattle Pilots Team Presidents
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1969-1969
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Dewey Soriano
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Seattle Mariners Team Presidents
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1977-1979
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Danny Kaye & Lester Smith
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1980-1983
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Daniel F. O'Brien
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1984-1989
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Charles G. Armstrong
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1990-1991
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Jeff Smulyan
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1992+
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John W. Ellis
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St. Louis Browns Team Presidents
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1902-1902
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Ralph T. Orthwein
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1903-1915
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Robert L. Hedges
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1916-1933
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Philip D. Ball
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1934-1936
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Louis B. Von Weise
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1937-1945
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Donald F. Barnes
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1946-1948
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Richard C. Muckerman
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1949-1951
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William O. DeWitt
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1951-1953
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William L. Veeck, Jr.
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays Team Presidents
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1998+
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Vincent Naimoli
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Texas Rangers Team Presidents
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1972-1974
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Robert E. Short
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1974-1974
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Robert W. Brown
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1975-1980
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Bradford G. Corbett
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1980-1987
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Eddie Chiles
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1984-1990
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Michael H. Stone
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1991-2004
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J. Thomas Schieffer
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2004+
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Jeff Cogan
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Toronto Blue Jays Team Presidents
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1977-1988
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R. Howard Webster
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1989-1995
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Paul Beeston
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1995+
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Sam Pollock
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Washington Senators Team Presidents
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1901-1903
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Frederick Postal
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1904-1904
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Thomas J. Loftus
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1904-1904
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Harry B. Lambert
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1905-1912
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Thomas C. Noyes
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1920-1955
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Clark C. Griffith
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1956-1960
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Calvin R. Griffith
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Washington Senators Team Presidents
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1961-1962
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Elwood R. Quesada
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1963-1967
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James M. Johnston
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1968-1968
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James H. Lemon
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1969-1971
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Robert E. Short
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American League Team Presidents
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Charles Comiskey, Clark Griffith, Larry & Lee MacPhail, Bill Veeck, Connie Mack and Tom Yawkey are all team presidents who are also members of the hall of fame.
City changes in the American League? Baltimore (1901-1902) became the Yankees, Kansas City (1955-1967) became the Athletics, Milwaukee (1901) moved to St. Louis, Milwaukee (1970-1997) moved to the National League, Philadelphia (1901-1954) to Kansas City, Seattle (1969) to Milwaukee, St. Louis (1902-1953) to Baltimore, Washington (1901-1960) to Minnesota, and finally the other Washington (1961-1971) to Texas.
Did you know that hard core team fans have been known to collect all the presidents autographs from their favorite baseball team / franchise?
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