18 Facts About Gabe Paul

Gabriel Howard Paul was an American executive in Major League Baseball who, between 1951 and 1984, served as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Colt.

Gabe Paul was president and part-owner of the Indians and president and limited partner of the Yankees.

In October 1951, when Giles was elected president of the National League, Gabe Paul took his old mentor's job as Cincinnati general manager.

Gabe Paul rebuilt the minor league department and began to scout and sign African-American and Latin American players.

Gabe Paul signed a working agreement with the Havana Sugar Kings of the Triple-A International League, giving the team access to top Cuban talent such as shortstop Leo Cardenas and future "Big Red Machine" icon Tony Perez.

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Gabe Paul was named Executive of the Year by The Sporting News.

Gabe Paul brought to Houston fellow Cincinnati executives Tal Smith, Bill Giles and Gabe Paul Florence and began to lay the foundation for the team's 1962 debut, but he did not stay long.

Gabe Paul clashed with majority owner Roy Hofheinz and reportedly had a standing offer from the Cleveland Indians to take over their front office, following the January 1961 resignation of Frank Lane.

On November 26,1962, Gabe Paul became a part-owner, as well as president, treasurer and general manager.

In truth, at the same time Gabe Paul bought into the Indians, Daley remained chairman and recruited a number of new investors who saw him as head of the franchise.

In 1964, the club's board of directors authorized Gabe Paul to investigate transferring the Indians to one of three cities: Oakland, Dallas or Seattle.

Finally, in 1973, Gabe Paul sold his interest in the Indians and became part of George Steinbrenner's Cleveland-based syndicate that purchased the Yankees from CBS.

In 1974, Gabe Paul was selected MLB Executive of the Year for the second time in his career, as the Yankees finished second in the American League East Division and improved by nine games from the 1973 edition.

Gabe Paul raised some eyebrows among Cleveland fans because less than two months before he became a part of the group purchasing the Yankees and assumed the role of President for the Yankees, he dealt All-Star third baseman Graig Nettles and catcher Gerry Moses to the New York Yankees for a group of journeyman players.

Gabe Paul signed Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson as free agents.

The thing about Gabe Paul was that while he did work for an owner, he always found a way to get a piece of the team himself.

From 1978 to 1984, the Indians would have a winning record just twice while never finishing above 5th in the American League East Division, and Gabe Paul retired after the 1984 season, having spent nearly six decades involved with baseball.

Gabe Paul was played by Kevin Conway in the 2007 ESPN television mini-series The Bronx Is Burning.