Bill DeWitt, General Manager of the St. Louis Browns from 1937 to 1951, and of the Cincinnati Reds from 1960 to 1966 (1973-1981)

"Tony was fantastic," the Cardinals' owner, Bill DeWitt, said on the field after Game 5, clutching the winner's trophy.

The initiative, Mr. Bush acknowledges, came from Bill DeWitt, a businessman and friend of the family.

Heffner was hired by longtime associate Bill DeWitt, the Reds' owner and general manager who was the front office boss of the Browns during Heffner's playing days.

After Muddy Ruel managed the team in a disastrous 1947 campaign, Browns general manager Bill DeWitt re-hired Taylor to be the manager.

I discussed it with Bill DeWitt, our owner, and with Scott Boras, his agent.

However, he died the following year and his estate sold the team a few months later to Bill DeWitt, who kept Crosley's name on the park.

Before the auction was held, baseball screened the prospective bidders, Peter Angelos (whose winning bid was $173 million), Bill DeWitt and Jeffrey Loria.

He sold the Browns to Bill DeWitt after the 1948 season.

In 1950, after two years as the batting practice pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, he was named a coach by Bill DeWitt, the owner of the Browns.