January 19 in Dodgers History: Larry MacPhail is coaxed back into baseball by the Dodgers (1938)

On January 19, 1938 — After resigning as the Reds’ general manager at the end of the 1936 season, Larry MacPhail is coaxed back into baseball by the Dodgers. The Brooklyn Board of Directors, anxious to improve the club’s poor performance on the field and to reverse its financial woes, sign the fiery

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