Pinstripe Empire
“He moved through the Cincinnati organization, briefly to the presidency of the new Houston Colt .45s, and then to Cleveland as president of the Indians. There may not have been a better politician in baseball, and Gabe was a champion survivor no matter how many times ownership above him changed. Mostly, he knew how to operate a team on a tight budget, for that had been his fate in the game: He’d never worked for owners with deep pockets when it came to baseball.
And that’s why he perked up one ...day in the summer of 1972 while sitting with Al Rosen on a flight to New York. Rosen, the former Indian star, knew all the movers and shakers in Cleveland, including an up-and-comer named George Michael Steinbrenner III. Rosen had introduced Steinbrenner to Indians owner Vernon Stouffer, who’d made a handshake deal to sell him the team. The deal would have made Steinbrenner Gabe’s boss, so Gabe was anxious to hear more about the fellow, even after the Cleveland sale fell through when Stouffer had a change of heart.MoreLess
And that’s why he perked up one ...day in the summer of 1972 while sitting with Al Rosen on a flight to New York. Rosen, the former Indian star, knew all the movers and shakers in Cleveland, including an up-and-comer named George Michael Steinbrenner III. Rosen had introduced Steinbrenner to Indians owner Vernon Stouffer, who’d made a handshake deal to sell him the team. The deal would have made Steinbrenner Gabe’s boss, so Gabe was anxious to hear more about the fellow, even after the Cleveland sale fell through when Stouffer had a change of heart.MoreLess
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