Gabe Paul
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| Born | January 4, 1910 Rochester, New York |
| Died | April 26, 1998 (aged 88) Tampa, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Major League Baseball executive |
Gabriel Howard Paul (January 4, 1910 – April 26, 1998) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who, between 1951 and 1984, served as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Houston Colt .45s, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. He also served as president of the Indians and Yankees.
Born in Rochester, New York, and of Jewish descent, Paul got his start in the game at age ten as a batboy for the Rochester Tribe of the AA International League and later attended Monroe High School. Eventually, he worked for Warren Giles, who became business manager of the renamed Rochester Red Wings when the St. Louis Cardinals purchased the team in 1928. When Giles took over the front office of the Cincinnati Reds in 1937, Paul became the Reds’ traveling secretary.
After returning from military service during World War II, Paul was promoted to vice president.
In October 1951, when Giles was elected president of the National League, Paul took his old mentor's job as Cincinnati general manager. The Reds were then a losing outfit with a weak farm system. Paul rebuilt the minor league department and began to scout and sign African-American and Latin American players. The Reds broke the baseball color line on April 17, 1954, when Chuck Harmon and Nino Escalera made their debuts. They were the seventh of the eight National League clubs to integrate.
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