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About Lee MacPhail

Leland Stanford MacPhail, Jr. (born October 25, 1917 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a former administrator in Major League Baseball. MacPhail was a front office executive for 45 years, serving as the director of player personnel for the New York Yankees, the president and general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, chief aide to Commissioner of Baseball William Eckert, executive vice president and general manager of the Yankees, and president of the American League. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998, joining his father Larry MacPhail, who had been elected in 1978, as the only father and son members. His son, Andy was general manager of the Minnesota Twins from 1986-1994 and President/CEO of the Chicago Cubs from 1994-2006.

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