Louis William Bergesch (June 17, 1921 – May 10, 2011)[1] was an American Major League Baseball executive. He is a former front office executive for several teams. He began with the Omaha Cardinals farm team in the 1950s. He was then Assistant GM of the Kansas City Athletics in 1961 and organized the New York Mets farm system in 1962, remaining there until 1978. Bergesch then joined the New York Yankees as director of scouting. Within two years, he became Vice President of Baseball Operations, a position that at the time assumed the responsibilities of assistant GM in 1980–1981 and General Manager from 1982 to 1984. Bergesch then moved to the Cincinnati Reds in 1985 to serve as a General Manager until he was fired by Marge Schott in 1987.
Bergesch was retired until 1991, when he rejoined with the Yankees on a per diem basis as Gene Michael's Assistant General Manager. He would serve in this capacity until 1994 and he stayed with the club on undefined terms until the following year.
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| Preceded by Gene Michael |
New York Yankees General Manager 1982–1983 |
Succeeded by Murray Cook |
| Preceded by Bob Howsam |
Cincinnati Reds General Manager 1984–1987 |
Succeeded by Murray Cook |
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