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Bill Veeck Bill Veeck William Louis Veeck Jr. Induction Information Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1991, Executive/Pioneer Hall of Fame plaque for Bill Veeck Born: September 9, 1914, in Chicago, Illinois Died: January 2, 1986, in Chicago, Illinois Bio As owner of the Indians, Browns and White Sox, Bill Veeck consistently broke attendance records with pennant-winning teams, outrageous door prizes, enthusiastic fan participation and ingenious promotional schemes. An inveterate hustler and energetic maverick, he introduced the concept of honoring fans, a midget player (Eddie Gaedel), Bat Day, fireworks, exploding scoreboards and player names on backs of uniforms. He signed the American League's first black player - Larry Doby in 1947 - and its oldest rookie - 43-year-old Satchel Paige in 1948. Quote "Veeck was born into baseball and belongs there. He is an independent thinker, imaginative, uninhibited, innovative. He is a promoter at heart but a baseball may at bottom." Did You Know...

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Bill Veeck Bill Veeck William Louis Veeck Jr. Induction Information Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1991, Executive/Pioneer Hall of Fame plaque for Bill Veeck Born: September 9, 1914, in Chicago, Illinois Died: January 2, 1986, in Chicago, Illinois Bio As owner of the Indians, Browns and White Sox, Bill Veeck consistently broke attendance records with pennant-winning teams, outrageous door prizes, enthusiastic fan participation and ingenious promotional schemes. An inveterate hustler and energetic maverick, he introduced the concept of honoring fans, a midget player (Eddie Gaedel), Bat Day, fireworks, exploding scoreboards and player names on backs of uniforms. He signed the American League's first black player - Larry Doby in 1947 - and its oldest rookie - 43-year-old Satchel Paige in 1948. Quote "Veeck was born into baseball and belongs there. He is an independent thinker, imaginative, uninhibited, innovative. He is a promoter at heart but a baseball may at bottom." Did You Know...

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Bill Veeck's Hall of Fame Plaque BILL VEECK OWNER OF INDIANS, BROWNS AND WHITE SOX. CREATED HEIGHTENED FAN INTEREST AT EVERY STOP WITH INGENIOUS PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES, FAN PARTICIPATION, EXPLODING SCOREBOARD, OUTRAGEOUS DOOR PRIZES, NAMES ON UNIFORMS. SET M.L. ATTENDANCE RECORD WITH PENNANT-WINNER AT CLEVELAND IN 1948; WON AGAIN WITH 'GO-GO' SOX IN 1959. SIGNED A.L.'S FIRST BLACK PLAYER, LARRY DOBY IN 1947 AND OLDEST ROOKIE, 42 YEAR OLD SATCHEL PAIGE IN 1948. A CHAMPION OF THE LITTLE GUY. Hall of Fame Plaque Home Page Bill Veeck's Hall of Fame Bio Search Our Website for Information on Bill Veeck Search Our Online Library Catalog "ABNER" for Bill Veeck The data on all plaques was taken from reliable sources at the time the plaques were made. Hall of Fame plaques are property of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the images may not be reproduced without approval of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. © National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc.

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