Joseph Francis Cairnes (May 26, 1907 – March 3, 1993) was an American engineer and baseball executive. He served as president of the Milwaukee Braves of Major League Baseball from 1957 through 1958.
Biography
Cairnes, the 13th of 13 children, was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, and educated in Boston.
He trained as an engineer, and served as director of public works for Massachusetts.
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Cairnes joined the front office of the Boston Braves in 1947 as director of their farm system.][Daytona Beach Morning Journal – Google News Archive Search]
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During his presidency, Cairnes attempted to negotiate with the county to build a new baseball stadium.
The 1957 Milwaukee Braves season was their fifth in Milwaukee, the 87th overall season for the franchise and was the year the team won its first and only World Series championship while based in Milwaukee, winning 95 games, losing 59, to win the National League pennant by eight games over the second-place St. Louis Cardinals.
The club went on to appear in the 1957 World Series where they faced the New York Yankees and won the championship.
Cairnes won the Sam Levy Award in 1958, given by the Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America for meritorious contributions to baseball in the Milwaukee area.][The Milwaukee Sentinel – Google News Archive Search]
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Cairnes and his wife, Helen, had six children.The Milwaukee Sentinel – Google News Archive Search
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He died as a result of heart failure on March 3, 1993, at the age of 85.
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1907 births
1993 deaths
Major League Baseball team presidents
Milwaukee Braves executives
People from Somerville, Massachusetts
Sportspeople from Boston
Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Commissioners of Public Works