Ken Shouler

R,
I admit that he returned the Yankees to greatness. There are several replies. One, they had won a pennant or a series in more than half of the 53 years (1920-1972) before he purchased them. Two, I hadn’t even mentioned how meddlesome he could be. In 1981, when they had a 2-0 lead against the Dodgers in the Series, he was calling the dugout before game three, instructing Bob Lemon on what the starting line-up should be. Ed Lynn wrote an excellent book on how intrusive he could be. That was one of the most painful losses (right up there with 1960 and 2001), and he is in large part to blame for it.  Three, so I don’t see  how he was a greater owner than Colonel Ruppert (who owned them from 1914 through 1939) or Webb and Topping, who owned them from 1945 until 1964.  Thanks for the reply.

–Ken