1. Frank Charles Meyers Lane was an American executive in professional baseball, most notably serving as a general manager in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, St Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers for over fifteen seasons between 1948 and 1972.
Frank Lane then resigned that post in 1948 to become general manager of the White Sox.
The Cardinals finished second in their league in 1957, eight games out, but Frank Lane moved on to Cleveland in November to take the reins of the Indians' front office.
Frank Lane did not join the team when they moved to Baltimore after the 1963 season.
On January 8,1965, Frank Lane settled his lawsuit with Finley, accepting $113,000 plus the freedom to take another baseball front-office position.
Frank Lane served in that capacity for nearly six years.
Shortly before his 76th birthday, Frank Lane was hired as director of player personnel with the Milwaukee Brewers on January 23,1971.
Frank Lane took advantage of the rain postponement of Game 2 of the 1971 World Series on October 10 to acquire George Scott, Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Billy Conigliaro, Joe Lahoud and Don Pavletich in a ten-player blockbuster that sent Tommy Harper, Marty Pattin, Lew Krausse Jr.
Frank Lane ended his career as a scout for both the California Angels and Texas Rangers.
Frank Lane traded star players, such as Norm Cash, Rocky Colavito and Roger Maris, as well as future Hall of Famers Red Schoendienst and Early Wynn.
Frank Lane died in a Dallas, Texas nursing home at 86 years of age.