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Bookmark or Share- How Bill Veeck integrated the American League | MLB.comIt’s the story of how the formation of the then-independent Saints in 1993 revived Mike, the son of Hall of Fame owner Bill Veeck, at a time when no affiliated baseball organization would touch him because of his role in the creation of Disco Demolition Night.
- Veeck, Bill | Baseball Hall of FameBut beyond the flash, legendary owner Bill Veeck’s open-minded approach brought positive changes to the game of baseball. Veeck was just four years old when his father, sportswriter William Veeck, Sr., was named president of the Chicago Cubs.
- Bill Veeck - WikipediaWilliam Louis Veeck Jr. (/ ˈ v ɛ k / VEK; February 9, 1914 – January 2, 1986), also known as "Sport Shirt Bill" [1] and "Wild Bill", [2] was an American Major League Baseball franchise owner and promoter.
- Bill Veeck - Society for American Baseball ResearchBill Veeck lived a joyously public life and wrote his own legend. Sometimes it is hard to know where the life stops and the legend begins. William Louis Veeck Jr. was born in Chicago on February 9, 1914, to William L. Veeck Sr. and Grace Greenwood DeForest Veeck.
- Bill Veeck: The Second Time Around - Society for American Baseball ResearchVeeck began by sending left-handed Terry Forster and future Hall of Famer Rich Gossage to Pittsburgh for power-hitting right fielder Richie Zisk. Then, right before the 1977 season began, slick fielding shortstop Bucky Dent was traded to the Yankees for Oscar Gamble.
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