Richard Muckerman (April 9, 1897 – March 15, 1959) was a 1912 graduate from
Western Military Academy
Western Military Academy was a private military preparatory school located in Alton, Illinois, United States. It operated from 1879 to 1971. The campus is part of the National Register of Historic Places District (ID.78001167). The school motto wa ...
in Alton, Illinois. He was the owner of the
St. Louis Browns
The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they p ...
of the
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...
from through . He sold the Browns to
Bill DeWitt after the 1948 season. Muckerman died of a
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma ...
in 1959.
References
Baseball-Reference.com
1897 births
1959 deaths
Major League Baseball owners
St. Louis Browns owners
Businesspeople from St. Louis
20th-century American businesspeople
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