Daniel Reid Topping Jr. (born February 1, 1938) is a former executive with the
New York Yankees
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of
Major League Baseball
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(MLB).
The son of
New York Yankees
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co-owner
Dan Topping and actress
Arline Judge
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, Topping joined the Yankees organization in 1961. In his first season, he worked on the grounds crew, in the ticket office, and in publicity. In 1962 he became
general manager
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of the Yankees' minor league team in
Fort Lauderdale
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.
Topping was the assistant general manager of the MLB Yankees for two seasons before becoming a vice president in 1965, after controlling interest in the team was sold to
CBS
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. On May 8, 1966, he was named general manager after
Ralph Houk
Ralph George Houk (; August 9, 1919 – July 21, 2010), nicknamed "the Major", was an American catcher, coach (baseball), coach, manager (baseball), manager, and front office executive in Major League Baseball. He is best known as the successor o ...
returned to uniform as the team's
field manager. Topping's father sold his remaining interests in the club to
CBS
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on September 19, 1966 and 24 days later
Lee MacPhail
Leland Stanford MacPhail Jr. (October 25, 1917 – November 8, 2012) was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball. MacPhail was a baseball executive for 45 years, serving as the director of player personnel for the New York Y ...
was named the club's new general manager.
Topping remained a Yankees' vice president until his resignation in June 1967.
References
External links
Baseball America
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1938 births
Living people
New York Yankees executives
Major League Baseball general managers
Loyola School (New York City) alumni