Larry MacPhail
Club President
1978
Hall of Fame: 1978
The innovative executive turned around the fortunes of the franchise when he took over as Brooklyn's team president in 1938. MacPhail made improvements to an aging Ebbets Field and spent money to improve the team's roster. Coming off a sixth-place finish in 1937, the Dodgers steadily rose in the standings and won the National League pennant in 1941 for the team's first World Series appearance since 1920.
LELAND STANFORD MACPHAIL
"LARRY"
DYNAMIC, INNOVATIVE EXECUTIVE MADE HIS MARK AS PROGRESSIVE HEAD OF THREE CLUBS - CINCINNATI REDS, BROOKLYN DODGERS AND NEW YORK YANKEES - FROM 1933 TO 1947. WON CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BOTH LEAGUES WITH DODGERS IN 1941 AND YANKEES IN 1947. PIONEERED NIGHT BALL AT CINCINNATI IN 1935. ALSO INSTALLED LIGHTS AT EBBETS FIELD AND YANKEE STADIUM, ORIGINATED PLANE TRAVEL BY PLAYING PERSONNEL AND IDEA OF STADIUM CLUB. HELPED SET UP EMPLOYEE AND PLAYER PENSION PLANS.