Fred Knorr
Frederick August Knorr II (July 9, 1913[1] – December 26, 1960[2]) was an American radio executive and part-owner of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball from 1956 until his death in 1960.
A native of
executive vice president.[4] In addition to being owner, Knorr also served as president in 1957 before being replaced by Harvey Hansen on April 19, 1957.[5]
The team under Knorr's new direction supported integration of baseball, a position that was contrary to
first black player for the Tigers
.
In late December 1960, Knorr, 47, died of burns suffered when he accidentally fell into a bathtub of scalding water while vacationing in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, hotel.[7] Upon his death, Fetzer became majority owner.
See also
- Detroit Tigers/Managers and ownership
References
- ^ a b "Fred Knorr Buys a Ball Club" Sports Illustrated, February 18, 1957
- ^ "Radio Exec Dies of Burns" Florence Times-Union, December 27, 1960
- ^ A picture of Knorr at WHLS in Port Huron hangs in the Knorr Family dining hall at Hillsdale College
- ^ Time: All ($5,500,000) for Fun
- ^ "BaseballLibrary.com: Detroit Tigers". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ The Detroit News: The day the Tigers finally integrated Archived 2007-07-11 at archive.today
- ^ Associated Press, 28 December 1960