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Baseball Journey: Rickey Seeks MacPhail to Rebuild Clubs
In the 1930s saga, Branch Rickey seeks Clyde MacPhail to lead and promote teams amid debt and promotions. MacPhail’s bold ideas push Columbus and Cincinnati operations, including broadcasting, night games, and new ballparks, but his temper costs him positions as Rickey maneuvers key executive moves across franchises and cities.
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Amarillo
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Rickey
Jim
Grand Rapids
Ben Hough
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio
Hough
Capt
MacPhail
114Th Field Artillery
France
Tuntange
Luxembourg
Amerongen
Holland
Kaiser Wilhelm I
St. Louis Cardinals
Columbus
Weil
Gene Moore
Joe Carr
Gen. Hough
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
George M. Trautman
Columbus Red Birds
Herman
Sidney Weil
Cincinnati Reds
Central Trust Company
Country Life Acres
Cincinnati
Red Barber
Powel Crosley, Jr
Netherlands Plaza Hotel
Crosley
Charles Sawyer
Truman
MacPha
Chicago
James A. Mulvey
Stevens Hotel