TBT: Branch Rickey
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October 29, 1942
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed Branch Rickey as their team president and general manager.
Rickey got his start in baseball as a catcher, outfielder, and firstbaseman for the St. Louis Browns and the New York Highlanders from 1905-1907. Rickey returned to baseball in 1914 as an executive and manager for the…
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