GENE MCHALE (President)
"In naming Gene McHale as President of the New York Yankees on January 5, 1983, Principal Owner George M. Steinbrenner said, 'In filling this key position, there was no need to look anywhere else but within the Yankee organization. Gene has a solid and proven administrative, business and financial background and has been a longtime employee of the Yankees.
'Much of the progress the Yankees have made in the areas of television, radio, publications, merchandising and ticketing is due to the efforts of him. The Yankees are proud to have employees of the caliber of Gene McHale and to promote from within the organization to fill this position.'
Eugene J. 'Gene' McHale, 45, has been with the Yankees since December 1972. As an employee of CBS, who then owned the Yankees, he was assigned to supervise the Yankee accounting department. When George Steinbrenner and associates purchased the Yankees from CBS in January 1973, McHale remained with the team as controller. He was named administrative vice-president in 1977. Before coming to the Yankees, he worked for seven years at CBS with responsibilities in financial and business affairs in their radio division.
A native of the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, McHale graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School several blocks away from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. He is a graduate of Fordham University and also served three years in the U.S. Navy. Gene is a resident of Locust Valley, New York."
-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide
BILL BERGESCH (Vice-President of Baseball Operations)
"As the Yankees Vice-President of Baseball Operations, Bill Bergesch works closely with the Yankees scouting and minor league departments in providing Manager Yogi Berra the talent he needs on the field to produce another AL pennant and World Championship.
Bill is in his second stint with the Yankees. From 1963 through 1967 he served as traveling secretary and as stadium manager. From 1968 to 1977 he was president of Small Business Investment Company in Manhattan. He returned to the Yankees in 1978 as Director of Scouting and in 1980 was named Vice-President of Baseball Operations.
Bergesch began his career with the St. Louis Cardinals organization following his graduation from Washington University in St. Louis. He began as general manager in Albany, GA and also worked in Winston Salem, NC, Columbus, GA and Omaha, NE. In 1959 and 1960 he served as scouting coordinator in St. Louis.
He moved to the Kansas City Athletics as assistant general manager in 1962 and worked with the New York Mets as the farm and scouting director, setting up farm clubs and hiring scouts for the new expansion team."
-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide
MURRAY COOK (General Manager)
"With the naming of Murray Cook as the club's General Manager, the Yankees have signified a return to an emphasis on the development of winning major league personnel through a strong minor league system and an expanded scouting program. Cook, 43, has an extensive background in the areas of player development and evaluation.
Cook joined the Yankees originally as Director of Player Development on January 24, 1983. He was named to his present post by Principal Owner George Steinbrenner on June 30, 1983.
Cook brings 21 years of applicable experience to his new position. His professional baseball career began in 1962, when he spent three years as an infielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. In 1964, he became General Manager of Pittsburgh's Gastonia, North Carolina affiliate in the Western Carolinas League. In 1966, he joined the Pirates as Assistant Ticket Manager and was moved to Assistant Farm Director in 1968. He became Director of Minor Leagues and Scouting in 1976.
Cook is a 1962 graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree while attending on a baseball and basketball scholarship. He resides in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey."
-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide
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