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Hazel Lenora Church (1919–1952) Toni Ince Webb (1961–1974) Delbert Eugene "Del" Webb (May 17, 1899 – July 4, 1974) was an American real-estate developer and a co-owner of the New York Yankees baseball club. He founded and developed the retirement community of Sun City, Arizona, which was built by his Del E. Webb Construction Company.
Dan Topping, Larry MacPhail, and Del Webb purchased the Yankees from Ruppert's estate in 1945. [5] Topping and Webb forced MacPhail out of the Yankees ownership group due to his confrontational behavior after the 1947 World Series. [6] In 1964, Topping and Webb sold the team to CBS, [7] during which time the
The stadium was owned by the Yankees until December 17, 1953 when the ballclub's co-owners Dan Topping and Del Webb sold it and Blues Stadium for $6.5 million ($57,676,180 in 2016 dollars) to Arnold Johnson, who also dealt the land under the ballpark to the Knights of Columbus for $2 million ($17,746,517 in 2016 dollars).
The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J. Farrell and William Stephen Devery bought the rights to an American League (AL) club in New York City after the 1902 season. The team, which became known as the Yankees in 1913, rarely contended for the AL championship before the acquisition ...
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Greater Columbus' first Del Webb retirement community, with 712 homes, will be built in Union County near the U.S. Routes 33/42 interchange.
The New York Yankees have recalled Ben Rice, who starred in Worcester in 2019 and 2020 and is a former Futures League MVP. From Fitton Field to Yankee Stadium - this former Worcester Braveheart is ...
Along with Del Webb, the group purchased a 96.88% interest in the Yankees for $2.8 million in January 1945. In March, they bought the remaining 3.12%, giving them complete control of the team. MacPhail was named team president, while Topping and Webb were named vice presidents. Topping as owner of the New York Yankees of the AAFC in 1946.