Jacob Ruppert quotes

The first intimation I had that the Yankees were for sale was through an item to that effect in the newspapers. The idea instantly occurred to me that here was a prospect to become interested in a major-league club at home. (Jacob Ruppert)
When I was thirty and perhaps forty, I did not want a wife. It was too much fun being single. View quote
Jacob Ruppert
Baseball is a little bigger gamble than most, and the stakes are pretty high. View quote
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It was in the open market that we found Joe DiMaggio with the San Francisco Seals. A bad knee had scared everybody else off DiMaggio. But we risked $25,000 in cash and five players, and landed a star whom I would not sell for $250,000. View quote
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When I was a boy, I had a baseball team of my own. We played on a vacant lot between Ninetieth and Ninety-second streets. I had a little menagerie of my own, some pigeons, guinea pigs, and so on. On Saturday mornings, I had to take my music lesson. Then the members of my team used to come see my menagerie. View quote
Jacob Ruppert

Jacob Ruppert

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Occupation: American Businessman
Born: August 5, 1867
Died: January 13, 1939
Quotes count: 5