Gabe Paul 1998 Deaths

Gabe Paul

renowned wheeling and dealing baseball executive partly responsible for building the Reds' teams of the 1960s and the Yankees' teams of the 1970s; briefly worked with the expansion Houston Astros before becoming GM of the Cleveland Indians; fused friendly relationship with George Steinbrenner and traded for the likes of Willie Randolph, Chris Chambliss and Lou Piniella; of natural causes