List of New York Yankees owners and executives
The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in The Bronx, New York City, New York. They play in the American League East division. This list consists of the owners, General Managers (GMs) and other executives of the Yankees. The GM controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts.[1]
During the 1901 and 1902 seasons, the franchise played in Baltimore as the "Baltimore Orioles". They became defunct, but were purchased by William Stephen Devery and Frank J. Farrell for $18,000 and moved to New York in 1903.[2]
Larry MacPhail was forced out of the Yankees ownership group following his behavior after the 1947 World Series.[3] George Steinbrenner headed a 12-man group which bought the team. While Steinbrenner initially owned less than half of the team, he bought out many of his partners, eventually owning 70% of the team.[4][5] John McMullen, one of Steinbrenner's limited partners, said, "Nothing is so limited as being one of George's limited partners."[5]
Under Steinbrenner's ownership, YankeeNets was formed after a merger of the business operations of the Yankees and New Jersey Nets.[6] After the Nets were sold to Bruce Ratner, YankeeNets became a limited liability company (LLC) known as Yankee Global Enterprises.[7] The LLC owns the Yankees and the YES Network. George's sons, Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, joined their father as partners in 2008. When George died in 2010, his sons assumed full ownership of the team.
Principal owners
Owner(s) |
Seasons |
Purchase price |
Ref |
Chan, CalvinCalvin Chan |
1901–1902 |
|
Devery, William S.William S. Devery |
1903–1915^ |
$18,000 |
[2] |
Farrell, Frank J.Frank J. Farrell |
1903–1915^ |
$18,000 |
[2] |
Ruppert, JacobJacob Ruppert |
1915–1939^ |
$500,000 (1915), $1,500,000 (1922) |
[8][9] |
L'Hommedieu Huston, TillinghastTillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston |
1915–1922^ |
$500,000 |
[8] |
Ruppert, JacobJacob Ruppert Estate |
1939–1945 |
999 !— |
[10] |
MacPhail, LarryLarry MacPhail |
1945–1947 |
$2,800,000 |
[11] |
Topping, DanDan Topping |
1945–1964^ |
999 !— |
[11][3] |
Webb, DelDel Webb |
1945–1964^ |
999 !— |
[11][3] |
Columbia Broadcasting System |
1964–1973 |
$11,200,000[12] |
[13] |
Steinbrenner, GeorgeGeorge Steinbrenner |
1973–2010 |
$10,000,000 |
[4] |
Steinbrenner, HalHal Steinbrenner |
2008–present^ |
999 !— |
[14][5] |
Steinbrenner, HankHank Steinbrenner |
2008–present^ |
999 !— |
[14][5] |
General managers
Key
# |
Order of tenure as General Manager |
W |
Regular season wins |
L |
Regular season losses |
Win% |
Winning percentage |
LC |
League Championships: number of League Championships, or pennants, achieved under the general manager |
WS |
World Series Championships: number of World Series victories achieved under the general manager |
Ref |
Reference |
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Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
- Statistics current through 2010 season
# |
General Manager |
Seasons |
W |
L |
Win% |
LC |
WS |
Ref |
01 !1 |
Barrow, EdEd Barrow |
1921–1944 |
2281 |
1394 |
.620 |
14 |
10 |
[15] |
02 !2 |
MacPhail, LarryLarry MacPhail |
1945–1947 |
265 |
195 |
.576 |
1 |
1 |
[16] |
03 !3 |
Weiss, GeorgeGeorge Weiss |
1948–1960 |
1243 |
756 |
.622 |
10 |
7 |
[17] |
04 !4 |
Hamey, RoyRoy Hamey |
1961–1963 |
309 |
176 |
.637 |
3 |
2 |
[18] |
05 !5 |
Houk, RalphRalph Houk |
1964–1966 |
180 |
164 |
.523 |
1 |
0 |
[19] |
06 !6 |
Topping, Jr., DanDan Topping, Jr. |
1966 |
66 |
73 |
.475 |
0 |
0 |
[20] |
07 !7 |
MacPhail, LeeLee MacPhail |
1967–1973 |
569 |
557 |
.505 |
0 |
0 |
[21] |
08 !8 |
Paul, GabeGabe Paul |
1974–1977 |
369 |
274 |
.574 |
2 |
1 |
[22] |
09 !9 |
Tallis, CedricCedric Tallis |
1978–1979 |
189 |
134 |
.585 |
1 |
1 |
[23] |
10 !10 |
Michael, GeneGene Michael |
1980–1981 |
162 |
107 |
.602 |
1 |
0 |
[24] |
11 !11 |
Bergesch, BillBill Bergesch |
1982–1983 |
170 |
154 |
.525 |
0 |
0 |
[25] |
12 !12 |
Cook, MurrayMurray Cook |
1984 |
87 |
75 |
.537 |
0 |
0 |
[26] |
12 !12 |
King, ClydeClyde King |
1985–1986 |
187 |
136 |
.579 |
0 |
0 |
[27] |
13 !13 |
Woodward, WoodyWoody Woodward |
1987 |
89 |
73 |
.549 |
0 |
0 |
[28] |
14 !14 |
Piniella, LouLou Piniella |
1988 |
85 |
76 |
.528 |
0 |
0 |
[29] |
15 !15 |
Quinn, BobBob Quinn |
1988–1989 |
159 |
163 |
.494 |
0 |
0 |
[30] |
16 !16 |
Peterson, Harding "Pete"Harding "Pete" Peterson |
1990 |
67 |
95 |
.414 |
0 |
0 |
[31] |
17 !17 |
Michael, GeneGene Michael |
1991–1995 |
384 |
359 |
.517 |
0 |
0 |
[24] |
18 !18 |
Watson, BobBob Watson |
1996–1997 |
188 |
136 |
.580 |
1 |
1 |
[32] |
19 !19 |
Cashman, BrianBrian Cashman |
1998–present |
1277 |
834 |
.604 |
7 |
4 |
[33] |
Scouting directors
Farm directors
Other executives
The following is a partial list of individuals who served in the Yankees front office in positions other than General Manager, and the positions they filled. Many of these executives were former players, or served as General Manager for the Yankees or other franchises.
Name |
Position |
Seasons |
Ref |
Appel, MartyMarty Appel |
Public Relations Director |
1973–1977 |
|
Bergesch, BillBill Bergesch |
Assistant General Manager |
1980–1981, 1984 |
[36] |
Bowden, JimJim Bowden |
Assistant to the Senior Vice President |
1989 |
[46] |
Burke, E. MichaelE. Michael Burke |
President |
1966–1973 |
[47] |
DeWitt, BillBill DeWitt |
Assistant General Manager |
1954–1958 |
[48] |
Eppler, BillyBilly Eppler |
Director of Professional Scouting |
2005–present |
[49] |
Hamey, RoyRoy Hamey |
Assistant General Manager |
1951–1954, 1959–1960 |
[50] |
Jackson, ReggieReggie Jackson |
Special Assistant to the General Manager |
1998–present |
[51] |
Levine, RandyRandy Levine |
President |
2000–present |
[52] |
MacPhail, LeeLee MacPhail |
Assistant Farm Director |
1947 |
[43] |
MacPhail, LeeLee MacPhail |
Player Personnel Director |
1956–1958 |
[43] |
Martinez, TinoTino Martinez |
Special Assistant to the General Manager |
2008–present |
[53] |
Merrill, StumpStump Merrill |
Special Assistant to the General Manager |
2000–2001, 2005–present |
[54][55] |
Michael, GeneGene Michael |
Vice President |
1996–present |
[56] |
Ng, KimKim Ng |
Assistant General Manager |
1997–2001 |
[57] |
Rosen, AlAl Rosen |
President |
1978–1979 |
[58] |
Saban, LouLou Saban |
President |
1980–1981 |
|
Smith, TalTal Smith |
Vice President |
1973–1975 |
[59] |
Thrift, SydSyd Thrift |
Senior Vice President |
1989 |
[60] |
Topping, DanDan Topping |
President |
1964–1966 |
[61] |
Towers, KevinKevin Towers |
Special Assignment Scout |
2010 |
[62] |
Weiss, GeorgeGeorge Weiss |
Vice President |
1931–1944 |
[17] |
White, RoyRoy White |
Assistant General Manager |
1985 |
[63] |
Woodward, WoodyWoody Woodward |
Vice President |
1985–1986 |
[64] |
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