Bill Bergesch, Executive for Yankees and Mets, Dies at Age 89
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Bill Bergesch, who held a series of front-office jobs for the New York Yankees in four decades, died two days ago at a retirement home in Stamford, Connecticut, at the age of 89, the team said.
Bergesch was traveling secretary and stadium manager from 1964 until 1967 and returned to the Major League Baseball team in 1978 as director of scouting. Two years later, he became vice president of baseball operations until he resigned in 1984.