Murray Cook (baseball)
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Murray Cook is a Canadian former general manager in Major League Baseball. Cook was the chief baseball operations executive for three MLB teams during the 1980s: the Montreal Expos, New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds.
Cook previously served as assistant director of minor league operations (1972-77), then director of scouting (1977-82), of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the Yankees' scouting director in 1983.
From 2002 through 2006, Cook was a major league scout for the Boston Red Sox, joining Boston after nearly a decade as a scout for the Florida Marlins. He began the 2007 season as the East Coast regional crosschecker for the Detroit Tigers.
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- Baseball America Executive Database
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| Preceded by Bill Bergesch |
New York Yankees General Manager 1984 |
Succeeded by Clyde King |
| Preceded by John McHale |
Montreal Expos General Manager 1985–1987 |
Succeeded by Bill Stoneman |
| Preceded by Bill Bergesch |
Cincinnati Reds General Manager 1988–1989 |
Succeeded by Bob Quinn |
