Rickey, Branch (Wesley)

Rickey, Branch (Wesley)
(20 dic. 1881, Stockdale, Ohio, EE.UU.–9 dic. 1965, Columbia, Mo.).

Dirigente de béisbol estadounidense. Comenzó a jugar béisbol como profesional mientras estudiaba en la Wesleyan University de Ohio. En 1917 inició una larga asociación con los St. Louis Cardinals (presidente, 1917–19; entrenador, 1919–25; director técnico, 1925–42). En 1919 ideó el sistema de equipos subsidiarios para entrenar a los jugadores. Luego fue presidente y director técnico de los Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–50). Enfrentado a una fuerte resistencia, en 1945 rompió la prolongada barrera racial que existía en las grandes ligas del béisbol profesional al contratar al primer jugador afroamericano. Jackie Robinson jugó en equipos subsidiarios de los Dodgers durante dos años antes de ser ascendido a infielder de Brooklyn en 1947. Rickey se asoció después a los Pittsburgh Pirates (1950–59).

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  • Rickey, Branch (Wesley) — born Dec. 20, 1881, Stockdale, Ohio, U.S. died Dec. 9, 1965, Columbia, Mo. U.S. baseball executive. Rickey began playing professional baseball while a student at Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1917 he began a long association with the St. Louis… …   Universalium

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  • Branch Rickey, Jr. — Wesley Branch Rickey, Jr. (January 31, 1914 ndash; April 10, 1961) was an American front office executive in Major League Baseball. The son of Baseball Hall of Fame club executive Branch Rickey, who among his many achievements invented the farm… …   Wikipedia

  • Branch Barrett Rickey — Branch Barrett Rickey, grandson of Branch Rickey, serves as the president of the Pacific Coast League. He replaced the retiring Bill Cutler who served as PCL president from 1979 to 1997. Rickey had been the president of the venerable American… …   Wikipedia

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