SABR 35 - Yankees of the 20s (Research Presentation)
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| By The SABR Office |
Yankees of the 20s
Dan Levitt
King I
Through their first 18 years of their existence the New York Yankees had never won a pennant. Then prior the 1921 season, bickering Yankee owners Jacob Ruppert and Colonel Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston hired Ed Barrow from the Boston Red Sox as general manager. Behind Barrow's leadership, the Yankees captured their first pennant in 1921 and went on to become the most successful sports franchise in American history. The story of how Barrow (with the resources of Barrow and Huston) assembled and maintained the great Yankee dynasty reflects his genius for taking advantage of the economic environment in which he operated.
DAN LEVITT is attending his tenth consecutive national SABR convention this year in Toronto. He is the co-author (with fellow SABR member Mark Armour) of the book Paths to Glory, winner of the Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Award.
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| | Created On: 2005-07-12 |
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