Buzzie Bavasi
Deceased Person
1914 – 2008
Who was Buzzie Bavasi?
Emil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi was an American executive in Major League Baseball who played a major role in the operation of three franchises from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s.
He was best known as the general manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1951 to 1968, during which time the team captured eight National League pennants and its first four World Series titles. He was previously a key figure in the integration of minor league baseball in the late 1940s while working for the Dodgers organization. He went on to become the first general manager of the San Diego Padres, and assembled the California Angels teams which made that franchise's first two postseason appearances. His sons Peter Bavasi and Bill Bavasi have also served as major league general managers.
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- Born
- Dec 12, 1914
Manhattan - Also known as
- Emil Joseph Bavasi
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Evit Bavasi
(1941 - 2008/05/01)
- Evit Bavasi
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- DePauw University
- Died
- May 1, 2008
San Diego
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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