Roy Hamey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRoy Hamey
American baseball executive
Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1902
Place of Birth: Havana, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 14-Dec-1983
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Roy Hamey
- Henry Roy Hamey (June 9, 1902 – December 14, 1983) was an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB).
- A longtime employee of the New York Yankees, he reached the pinnacle of his career when he was appointed the club's general manager in November 1960.
- Although he inherited a pennant-winner from his predecessor, George Weiss, Hamey maintained the Yankees' dominant position in MLB.
- He produced three additional American League champions and two World Series champions in his three full seasons in the GM chair, before retiring in the autumn of 1963.
- Hamey also spent nine years as the general manager of two National League franchises, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies, during the period between 1947 and 1958.
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