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Branch Rickey

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Branch Rickey 1881-1965, American baseball executive, b. Stockdale, Ohio. As manager or executive, he was with the St. Louis Browns (1913-15), the St. Louis Cardinals (1917-42), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-50), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1950-59). He was the first to institute the minor league farm system (1919) and integrated the major leagues by signing (1945) Jackie Robinson to a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Bibliography: See biography by M. Polner (1982); H. Frommer, Rickey and Robinson (1982). Author not available, RICKEY, BRANCH. , The Columbia Encyclopedia,... Read more
Wesley Branch Rickey
Wesley Branch Rickey Wesley Branch Rickey (1881-1965) was an innovative baseball executive who created...integrated organized baseball when he signed Jackie Robinson in 1946. Branch Rickey was born on December 20, 1881, in Stockdale, Ohio, and was raised... Read more
Branch (Wesley) Rickey
...Dodgers' farm teams for two years before he was brought up to play as an infielder for Brooklyn in 1947. Rickey was later associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1950–59). Branch (Wesley) Rickey Branch (Wesley) Rickey Branch (Wesley) Rickey Read more

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Branch Rickey III, Sharon Robinson to Speak at Ohio Wesleyan University Commencement in May
; ...Branch B. Rickey, grandson of W. Branch Rickey, and Sharon Robinson, daughter...m. on Saturday, May 8, at the Branch Rickey Center on the Ohio Wesleyan campus...740-368-3339. BACKGROUND: "The Branch Rickey-Jackie Robinson relationship led... Read more
Engineering baseball: Branch Rickey's innovative approach to baseball management.
; Branch Rickey is regarded as one of the most influential...design. (1) This brief quote outlines Branch Rickey's approach to baseball management, which...baseball. (3) This paper will investigate Branch Rickeys approach as an engineering manager toward... Read more
Let's not forget Branch Rickey.(Originated from Knight-Ridder-Newspapers)
; ...Mark Twain manuscript. Wesley Branch Rickey. Let it roll from the tongue...carry around life with you.< Branch Rickey III can tell you this. You may...introduce myself, and say I was Branch Rickey,'' says the grandson of the man... Read more
A Fundamental Redesign Of the Nation's Field of Play; Analyzing Branch Rickey's `Public Management' Style
; ...analysis of the partnership between Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson shows, the fundamentals...for a long time. Fifty years ago, Rickey, the general manager and president...in a scholarly article portraying Rickey as "a public manager." Writing in... Read more
Branch Rickey as a public manager: fulfilling the eight responsibilities of public management.
; ...management. Thus, the author continues, Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn...responsibilities of public management. Branch Rickey was a public manager. Admittedly...senator of Missouri). On paper, Branch Rickey was a business manager -- a very... Read more
Two out of three ain't bad: Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley, and the man in the middle of the Dodger owners' partnership.(Mrs. John L. Smith)
; ...of the partner of O'Malley and Branch Rickey, will become joint owners of seventy-fi...prior rights and will purchase Branch Rickey's 25 percent holdings in the Dodgers...stock in the Dodgers. President Branch Rickey has two strikes against him with... Read more
When all heaven rejoiced: Branch Rickey and the origins of the breaking of the color line. (Articles).(Biography)
; ...they got it. (1) It was a vintage BRANCH RICKEY speech, extolling the virtues...Brooklyn is concerned. (3) While Branch Rickey did admire the special, defiant...breeding turkeys and chickens. (6) Branch Rickey had earned this comfortable lifestyle... Read more
TWINS' MOLITOR NEXT RECIPIENT OF BRANCH RICKEY AWARD.(Sports)
; ...Denver on Nov. 20 as the 1998 recipient of the Branch Rickey Award. The Branch Rickey Award, given annually by the Rotary Club of Denver...service above self.'' The award is named for Branch Rickey, a former Brooklyn Dodgers general manager who... Read more
Branch Rickey. (Coaches Corner).(Brief Article)
; BRANCH RICKEY, probably the stingiest owner in the history of baseball, listening to Stan Musial say that he loved the game so much, he would have played for nothing: Now you tell me! Read more
Saint Louis Cardinals.(The Gashouse Gang: How Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher, Branch Rickey, Pepper Martin and Their Colorful, Come-From-Behind Ball Club Won the World Series - and America's Heart - During the Great Depression)(Brief article)(Book review)
; Saint Louis Cardinals The Gashouse Gang: How Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher, Branch Rickey, Pepper Martin and Their Colorful, Come-From-Behind Ball Club Won the World Series--and America's Heart--During the Great Depression... Read more

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