Dan Topping, Jr.

Daniel Reid Topping, Jr. (born February 1, 1938^[1]) is a former executive with the New York Yankees.

The son of New York Yankees owner Dan Topping and actress Arline Judge, Topping joined the Yankees organiaztion in 1961. In his first season, he worked on the grounds crew, in the ticket office, and in publicity. In 1962 he became General Manager of the Yankees minor league team in Fort Lauderdale. Topping was the assistant general manager for two seasons before becoming the Yankees vice president in 1965. On May 8, 1966, he became General Manager after Ralph Houk returned to being the team's on-field manager. Topping's father sold his remaining interests in the club to CBS on September 19, 1966 ^[2] and 24 days later Lee MacPhail was named the Yankees new General Manager. ^[3] Topping remained the Yankees Vice President until his resignation in June 1967.

References

1. ^ "Star Has A Baby". Associated Press. February 2, 1938. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FogSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LfUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1069,324617&dq. Retrieved 26 April 2011. 
2. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20610FB3F5F137A93C2AB1782D85F428685F9
3. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60A16FE3 E5F137A93C6A8178BD95F428685F9

External links

• Baseball America
• Baseball Reference - Bullpen

Preceded by Ralph Houk

New York Yankees General Manager May 8, 1966 - October 13, 1966

Succeeded by Lee MacPhail

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