http://www.buzziebavasi.com/our-story daily 1.0 2016-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465851264732-YAXRZTAR6Y0AX1E9HPRG/throwing_cover.jpg INTRODUCTION http://www.buzziebavasi.com/when-where daily 0.75 2016-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465848470515-03CGHSCLPNRKRCS7VJB7/488270011.jpg CRITERIA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1467668623491-H2MX5UE70QPOS88BKKSL/criteria.jpg CRITERIA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1467669726575-0HE0P0ICKKJ0JLZ9T1EJ/ability.jpg CRITERIA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1467669791756-S47XXHRHT3IT7PB0SVH0/integrity.jpg CRITERIA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1467669854532-2LVE4P0TI0NNAZDSX3R8/sportsmanship.jpg CRITERIA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468327956925-N5BF0B5ZESAHGXK66MZ4/character.jpg CRITERIA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468328003324-MICZ4WVD3919IJPBVUYC/contribution.jpg CRITERIA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1463605902708-X4L12GS7PI92R5BD7L1R/Picture+223_55win_campy_new.jpg CRITERIA http://www.buzziebavasi.com/impact daily 0.75 2016-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1463677718633-0TEJVGDC2PULYXNYEF52/Buzzie+Bavasi-3_pb_likes.jpg IMPACT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464835942222-PPBTF51WBJA10JYYHQK0/buzziebat_in.jpg IMPACT https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464920293789-LZCB6G9KMXIM3IZ5IHWW/bbremembersbb.jpg IMPACT http://www.buzziebavasi.com/timeline daily 0.75 2016-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465515938445-Q53X91LVYI72ZWD576P4/image-asset.jpeg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471115443-MGLUXD3R75894IYPVNVJ/bbnumbers2.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471236880-RTAZV2EX1PWRW5LASV3M/1939.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465510728280-O9D2H2OKT1PWHUEBCCB5/bbnumbers.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582166912-5AX7O8I6G0YHGRCWKB4D/39bklyndodgers.jpg Timeline - 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers, Front Office Assistant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280055-W38LOPSSFGMETI3PE8E9/1940.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582225854-FUZR2GJWGSPSYS4CZLBG/b%26e_wedding.jpg Timeline - 1940 Americus (Georgia) Pioneers, Class D, Georgia-Florida League: Business Manager   May 25, 1940. Married Evit Rice in Albany, Ga. After the ceremony they attended a baseball game of the Americus Pioneers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280132-EO4AXQY2J0O76P5LCP9R/1941.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582237094-A2ZACJ87ZTCGTKCHLHRB/1942-Valdosta-Trojans-baseball-team1.jpg Timeline Valdosta (Georgia) Trojans, Class D, Georgia-Florida League: Business Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280274-TTCAG80SRPPSNZZRJKJI/1942.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465848682473-QAZT3J3KA1U93HOKETVI/durham.jpg Timeline Durham (North Carolina) Bulls, Class B, Piedmont League: Business Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280480-E2SICHT5SQZN4MKPUU1C/1943.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582351698-TOFZAQKL7PG97S1TRL2Y/WWII.jpg Timeline 1943-46: U.S. Army During World War II, Bavasi served as a machine gunner and infantry staff sergeant in the North African/Italian campaigns   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471281453-8NDORLHAWG2B9SGVIS8W/1946.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465848976885-GW4Q94TIQUOZ2PUIIRZ0/Bronze_Star_medal.jpg Timeline Bavasi awarded the Bronze Star for Bravery in Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582382216-JKHPFF53CIMOHCUK68OV/46mural.jpg Timeline Nashua (New Hampshire) Dodgers, Class B, New England League: Business Manager   Honoring Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, organized baseball’s first black battery of the 20th century, this mural in Nashua, N.H., remains a testament to the historic integration of the game there in 1946. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280724-XH45XQR29DZK1F9OKKNT/1947.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582408359-2DUV0KSFPJ94MN9SEO5I/47dodgers.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers, Purchasing Agent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280985-5KYIWOU1P2MRQ7Y8C5BM/1948.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582406756-H71WQTL35M693EYUH8M6/48montreal.jpg Timeline Montreal Royals, Class AAA, International League: General Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472015222-42ROK5T94BWWSWXGH21A/1951.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582409179-GDODCW0MJJZZ8BQ42KAC/51peewee_jackie_boys.jpg Timeline 1951-1968: Brooklyn Dodgers/Los Angeles Dodgers, Executive Vice President/General Manager   1951, Evit, Peter, and Chris Bavasi with Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466487632991-ZUHRHI8PHMNTHU0IFP93/1952.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582411725-4K5JCQHFT1BBVN3L3O37/52dodgers.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472015628-4ZEFV5VXY06E77RTA99K/1953.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466498718869-VS291T2BUVUD84NKRBIQ/53dodgers.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582522168-RWCSH9KM5ENY2RAGC4ZM/53table.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Dodgers stars Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, and Roy Campanella (L-R) after the signing of their contracts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472016442-RF2FB3G38HKXNBCALHY6/1955.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582679029-98V3DGI1S8OY17OVOF86/55dodgers_logo.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582680291-2YR8MX8KXTEI4JCIG1T6/55omalley_bb_fresco.jpg Timeline Bavasi celebrating after Game 7 of the World Series with VP Fresco Thompson (L) and Owner Walter O’Malley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472171470-A8O1VPIWZ6ZVERAHIQYM/1956.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465844484440-NVQE2EEPLJSOERB5V4NP/56team.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472171855-WTN71ANACD1AVFJ5THN1/1957.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583131380-47TNQDC49WQ0S1BR9QP0/57bb_batting_silo.jpg Timeline Bavasi enjoyed a close relationship with his players. He once kidded a very young Don Drysdale that even he could hit against him. “So I grabbed a bat and stepped in. First pitch, he hit me right in the rear. So that was the last time I tried that.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472171690-V10NY3H16BZC4933W1SX/1958.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583133699-ODMCIOAX1ZSUCQRCLBGG/1958LA.jpg Timeline Outside Los Angeles Coliseum, the Dodgers’ new home. The gregarious Bavasi proved a key player in the club’s successful acclimation to the West Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472171860-Z1EWM63SEJV1AL4PPVLB/1959.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465850906950-WGGO7QB20NXEQ5BAFR81/58tsnnew.jpg Timeline Bavasi named Major League Executive of the Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583132841-P3H3TUBQVKADWR5SYDJI/59ws.jpg Timeline Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series Bavasi wasted little time in bringing winning baseball to the West Coast, capturing a World Series championship for Los Angeles in the club’s second season there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472172008-MIO9NZE9JUGBO7R389ZQ/1961.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583325244-5I9H1LKUHUBYID4ZGV8N/61bb_hamey.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Yankees GM Roy Hamey at major league meeting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583326232-DXN293AMKY6HEXK9MT79/61dodgers_cityhall.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Dodgers Manager Walter Alston and Los Angeles elected officials at City Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472325526-5LOUT8BJSP8M458JC18V/1963.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465608911899-HUPBOS8QPHVLJIMVHS9N/63seriesmob.jpg Timeline Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series Teammates all but bury Sandy Koufax after he pitched them to a 2-1 victory, completing the Dodgers’ sweep of the Yankees for the World Series championship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472325335-9FD8P3BRF31V2QDE6V3M/1965.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465610186024-WBPWT8WQGOZFESWKIUKG/65dodgers.jpg Timeline Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472325542-9BBDNE5X48ZQ5BA7M2CJ/1966.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465610396913-N71ZBR200OJB0M0URDVT/66dodgerspennant.jpg Timeline Los Angeles Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466498545619-ESY6K4DNBKS8NQ5LIYJW/66bavasi_record.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472325775-89A593Y7GYWXJKQ75VA5/1967.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466490119699-ZK39O43DB4NPL5JB1FVU/67si.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472326218-TLR0ALU0XAPM7LTPRDVS/1968.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466490795299-FLNFUPB69O8SJGV2G4FK/68dodgersdrysdale.jpg Timeline Bavasi and family with Don Drysdale during the 1968 season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466490954639-OXLA2G44NA5QKQO9G5IQ/68padre.jpg Timeline 1968-78: San Diego Padres, Founding President/Part-Owner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462592-DE3ZEEZ1PPRBNCBIDENB/1969.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839319225-QIM7PVLV60TOSS1N11XC/69bb_gomez_yuma.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Padres Manager Preston Gomez at San Diego’s first spring training camp, Yuma, Arizona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462572-84W0MR9BFWMJPN0HLZLT/1972.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839371092-16AF2RSXYU71G3YW2GQS/72Buzzie-Bavasi-2.jpg Timeline For nearly a quarter of a century, Bavasi contributed to the success of all three of Southern California’s major-league franchises, the Angels, Dodgers, and Padres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462770-AV3BWBFFYGJV0L5I1588/1974.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839392527-N38NAPSWT1H01LD0AU0Q/74Buzzie-Bavasi-4_Kroc.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Padres new Owner Ray Kroc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462800-0PJWCAV9HI5XH24ZTPZ1/1978.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466491380027-VTZ7CAP02V2MZ2XJES4X/78angels_state.jpg Timeline 1978-84: California Angels Executive Vice-President/General Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839457230-2JTFF3Q4P09PV1BDUSAM/78hof.jpg Timeline 1978-99: Member, Veterans Committee, Baseball Hall of Fame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462942-2YO0ZCEAR6F7VNH3Q3KX/1979.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466498385153-9HV0YFLDJH71BNU4ABAE/79angels.jpg Timeline California Angels win American League West Division title Bavasi brought his innovative style and spirit to Anaheim in 1978. The following year the club won its first division title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472942097-0EHYGR32RNFTZ3801WOU/1981.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466496931182-NGXSSFOYGJV2GMC4V9GY/81bb_steinbrenner.jpg Timeline Bavasi with George Steinbrenner at the owners meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472942141-Z8DCN8HSAIR6OF0PPQ0V/1982.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839538856-KONB8JIUM5DN8ZGHUEJT/82Jackson-Jackson.jpg Timeline California Angels win American League West Division title Bavasi signed future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson to the Angels, shown here with Ron Jackson (R) celebrating the team’s second AL West Division title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472944883-3U3D9E0LPGX0OQ6RBEM6/1987.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466494896186-33XM13Y4Y1W90B95OOA2/87offrecordbook.jpg Timeline In 1987 Bavasi chronicled his career in “Off the Record.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472944368-1E63OFA67FNTGZFX44AT/2001.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466493960101-A21XBXY2VIEZ67OEONZF/01padre.jpg Timeline Bavasi is inducted in the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472944779-A4349OIC2IVZEZ3IY1G8/2005.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466494469462-MPQ42UGTAG7WKBME77LS/05boone.jpg Timeline Awarded the Ray Boone Baseball Family Award https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472945012-O4SZ8JIY0UP9N2XA8H68/2007.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839874195-FTUDZI343VHDHCQ8ST1G/07firstpitchwide.jpg Timeline Bavasi preparing to throw out the first pitch at Petco Park. Throughout his life, Bavasi relished every aspect of the game he loved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472945066-T2QECD4D90NQZIBFH8E0/2008.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839915275-W1ZDXU9HKXNMBGJYMB9K/buzziebat.jpg Timeline May 1, 2008. Buzzie Bavasi is gone now, but his baseball stories and memories still enrich the game he loved. http://www.buzziebavasi.com/timeline1 daily 0.75 2016-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465514808002-RVD73RDQDE5AMLE0CETI/bbnumbers.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464922421013-G0GZPNMT7IA3HL8TR84Z/1939.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464922434717-5Q296Y4CLE91IKGZL81U/39bklyndodgers.jpg Timeline sm 1939-40: Brooklyn Dodgers, Front Office Assistant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464922784753-7JLJNWNM5FO3DC2XKGHF/1940.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464922975843-RT8MP5CKUZQ49F8GYCCX/b%26e_wedding.jpg Timeline sm 1940-41: Americus (Georgia) Pioneers, Class D, Georgia-Florida League: Business Manager May 25, 1940. Married Evit Rice in Albany, Ga. After the ceremony they attended a baseball game of the Americus Pioneers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464922796645-7QJ5MT3Q59KHG51C392L/1941.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465581192998-4RHNQTV1W7HHC6HAYTQA/1942-Valdosta-Trojans-baseball-team1.jpg Timeline sm 1941-42: Valdosta (Georgia) Trojans, Class D, Georgia-Florida League: Business Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464922796654-FKP6N20QCLZQJPT2K7P5/1942.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464924010948-8452MY6RQV56XGSXY2V2/durham.jpg Timeline sm 1942-43: Durham (North Carolina) Bulls, Class B, Piedmont League: Business Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464922797033-SIA7IPP19JCGEM3HKJMI/1943.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465486534638-81JY5KAANHIT56XS4A1L/WWII.jpg Timeline sm 1943-46 U.S. Army. During World War II, served as a machine gunner and infantry staff sergeant in the North African/Italian campaigns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465486673300-PZA2UMXLA0KYLYOVL81M/Bronze_Star_medal.jpg Timeline sm Awarded the Bronze Star for Bravery in Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1464922797053-SQH6P4KPDJ15ODA9FR66/1946.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465486881010-7ROGV6XWBOZWS52WDMRQ/46mural.jpg Timeline sm 1946-47: Nashua (New Hampshire) Dodgers, Class B, New England League: Business Manager Honoring Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, organized baseball’s first black battery of the 20th century, this mural in Nashua, N.H., remains a testament to the historic integration of the game there in 1946. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489460258-H7YQDGYPP0GA0FARA74D/1947.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489460765-WU6BB39EF38GVLPSRKMX/dodgers.jpg Timeline sm 1947-48: Brooklyn Dodgers, Purchasing Agent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489838935-K0630P1YZ4ICJWD6OMMX/1948.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489718197-S7E9VZS1XXVHIH2NP1O7/48montreal.jpg Timeline sm 1948-1951: Montreal Royals, Class AAA, International League: General Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489838973-XB7KFKAG69SOIC0JJYN9/1951.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465581574016-LWTEI9WGS6RVIF8OIQ4Z/51peewee_jackie_boys.jpg Timeline sm 1951-68 Brooklyn Dodgers/Los Angeles Dodgers, Executive Vice President/General Manager Evit, Peter, and Chris Bavasi with Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489844595-5XFW7LQXQGYPXI8JINWK/1952.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465517361218-3DVJANYTO3SB9PONT70O/52dodgers.jpg Timeline sm Dodgers win the National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465491138149-I3O3KKQ4ULAWHF5Q103O/52bb_dressen_fresco.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi with Dodgers Manager Chuck Dressen (center) and VP Fresco Thompson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489841614-3FVXKDCBGSYIQHW8OWH2/1953.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465495916813-1OLW5IKZNQP7M4NREIHF/53dodgers.jpg Timeline sm Dodgers win the National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465539211150-T3HX6N2QVFNPE59F1EFN/53table.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi with Dodgers stars Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, and Roy Campanella (L-R) after the signing of their contracts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489842720-IDY14CMYPKJ2OW07MEZ0/1955.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465517489603-9UAIOBZZDD59BQJWXY3A/55dodgers_logo.jpg Timeline sm Dodgers win the World Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465495719328-KTHQQS09350MRCLBQA3F/55omalley_bb_fresco.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi (center) celebrating after Game 7 of the World Series with VP Fresco Thompson (L) and Owner Walter O’Malley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489843733-BA9GJYVGJA1Z955LGFUU/1956.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465519021996-2D7018DDZRFLH542A9D4/1956Dodgers.jpg Timeline sm Dodgers win the National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489844878-9LS40BVSNMGK5FM9GVG2/1957.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465519189336-11M4Z52BMB07E5WEG16Y/57bb_batting_silo.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi enjoyed a close relationship with his players. He once kidded a very young Don Drysdale that even he could hit against him. “So I grabbed a bat and stepped in. First pitch, he hit me right in the rear. So that was the last time I tried that.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489845356-GT2D17OW6FEHTEB4AOBE/1958.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465519342920-EDAHYZZGDFVWXL1MKWS4/1958LA.jpg Timeline sm Outside Los Angeles Coliseum, the Dodgers’ new home. The gregarious Bavasi proved a key player in the club’s successful acclimation to the West Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489846251-PQWLHAOJWH74P0X7MANS/1959.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465519583238-6N6Q8GQ6UG1QPNTH4YIY/59tsn_logo.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465519670695-ND1K56NYR82AM1YISWL1/59ws.jpg Timeline sm Dodgers win the World Series Bavasi wasted little time in bringing winning baseball to the West Coast, capturing a World Series championship for Los Angeles in the club’s second season there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489846416-HC8TK2A849H6YSSJLCR4/1961.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465519821555-1JVLV85QCHLHJYAZPGRU/61bb_hamey.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi with Yankees GM Roy Hamey at major league meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465519929289-7X3BCLIKNF19ONQ1JU8Z/61dodgers_cityhall.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi with Dodgers Manager Walter Alston and Los Angeles elected officials at City Hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489846645-9EPLH9OWX7PCSN43DH7V/1963.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465520135223-EJ1ADYTR2808ZE9MHW49/63seriesmob.jpg Timeline sm Dodgers win the World Series Teammates all but bury Sandy Koufax after he pitched them to a 2-1 victory, completing the Dodgers’ sweep of the Yankees for the World Series championship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489847102-MEX7AVDRF0HVUR87O09B/1965.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465521142680-R1J8TCMJ94I0TSUPZVKP/65dodgers.jpg Timeline sm Dodgers win the World Series Teammates surround Sandy Koufax after he hurled a 2-0 shutout over the Minnesota Twins to capture the 1965 World Series in the seventh game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489847054-QRD32J82SIMMRDL0ABX6/1966.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465533680150-SVL1IL8NHT69Q4WW83AO/66dodgerspennant.jpg Timeline sm Dodgers win the National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465533966762-FNUHUXEBR9ITJC6R62BV/66bavasi_record.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465536182592-G84096SLONPGM2R6310Y/1967.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465537484416-THQIATOI6YIA4JUKI3JC/67si.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465489848064-SSPX3WIZ7UY7JF780IQ0/1968.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465537672947-7MARSDAWZR5ZUY4ZSVSX/68padre.jpg Timeline sm 1968-78: San Diego Padres, Founding President/Part-Owner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465538426642-A9XGK854RCVP3YNYBHKS/1969.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465538555566-X7OIIKAUVHJR010OMTQR/69bb_gomez_yuma.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi with Padres Manager Preston Gomez at San Diego’s first spring training camp, Yuma, Ariz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465538763706-O935DM1NMB8A3SUUIAI9/1972.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465538897748-C51P4UJKEB22K3PTIRM5/72Buzzie-Bavasi-2.jpg Timeline sm For nearly a quarter of a century, Bavasi contributed to the success of all three of Southern California’s major-league franchises, the Angels, Dodgers, and Padres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465538763667-6NAZAVTCARVLQDHLAC0A/1974.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465539024121-M0R4348S6ZYDK3N3VH6A/74Buzzie-Bavasi-4_Kroc.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi with Padres new Owner Ray Kroc. (R). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465539601760-OUFE7PFK6VS9RSVXX28O/1978.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465539715090-FAB0FBBHQJZKBPVG6Q6X/78angels_state.jpg Timeline sm 1978-84: California Angels Executive Vice-President/General Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465541215890-84G9M3PR6C878XLM6797/78hof.jpg Timeline sm 1978-1999 Member, Veterans Committee, Baseball Hall of Fame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465539601293-TVU0J1WBI9327SXRPBRW/1979.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465540281245-WWNBE687ZF579KW5NL4I/79angels.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi brought his innovative style and spirit to Anaheim in 1978. The following year the club won its first division title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465539601284-5FZ95ER6PWWF08OOLR57/1981.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465541126146-YV2A57C1M6BZ9B6TB0OO/81bb_steinbrenner.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi with George Steinbrenner at the owners meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465541368083-JH6XSH207VLSTEDSB2GI/1982.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465541436166-I7CVYZMODQUL0M2W5Y1F/82Jackson-Jackson.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi signed future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson to the Angels, shown here with Ron Jackson (R) celebrating the team’s second AL West Division title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465541814691-0U1ZYACAMRZDT6W84B2P/1987.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465541869048-X4L1UR1U1J2ER2G4OWLM/87offrecordbook.jpg Timeline sm In 1987 Bavasi chronicled his career in “Off the Record.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465542003976-8RHR81IZU30018K0Q82U/2001.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465542154367-AG1WI2A5N9E70D78IJH0/01padre.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi inducted in the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465542003972-TI9KGJLTBYP6BOXOWA5Z/2005.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465543832659-B4EHMRI2VCJ098TBWOVR/2007.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465543745565-ZY3OD7NI0MUTTWM6AC3B/07firstpitchwide.jpg Timeline sm Bavasi preparing to throw out the first pitch at Petco Park. Throughout his life, Bavasi relished every aspect of the game he loved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465580068026-UETG6CYAP5FB1R9206U7/2008.jpg Timeline sm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465580602931-37ZJSV45U3IUI1ADBK8G/buzziebat.jpg Timeline sm May 1, 2008. Buzzie Bavasi is gone now, but his baseball stories and memories still enrich the game he loved. http://www.buzziebavasi.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2016-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465848337171-Y34Y9PLYUNHLFVKY9Q4D/introfamily.jpg New Page http://www.buzziebavasi.com/rsvp-1 daily 0.75 2016-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465854515097-15GVPFT7ECU4FVGDF9FN/63seriesmob.jpg Contact http://www.buzziebavasi.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2016-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471115443-MGLUXD3R75894IYPVNVJ/bbnumbers2.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471236880-RTAZV2EX1PWRW5LASV3M/1939.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582166912-5AX7O8I6G0YHGRCWKB4D/39bklyndodgers.jpg New Page - 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers, Front Office Assistant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280055-W38LOPSSFGMETI3PE8E9/1940.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582225854-FUZR2GJWGSPSYS4CZLBG/b%26e_wedding.jpg New Page - 1940 Americus (Georgia) Pioneers, Class D, Georgia-Florida League: Business Manager   May 25, 1940. Married Evit Rice in Albany, Ga. After the ceremony they attended a baseball game of the Americus Pioneers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280132-EO4AXQY2J0O76P5LCP9R/1941.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582237094-A2ZACJ87ZTCGTKCHLHRB/1942-Valdosta-Trojans-baseball-team1.jpg New Page Valdosta (Georgia) Trojans, Class D, Georgia-Florida League: Business Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280274-TTCAG80SRPPSNZZRJKJI/1942.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465848682473-QAZT3J3KA1U93HOKETVI/durham.jpg New Page Durham (North Carolina) Bulls, Class B, Piedmont League: Business Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280480-E2SICHT5SQZN4MKPUU1C/1943.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582351698-TOFZAQKL7PG97S1TRL2Y/WWII.jpg New Page 1943-46: U.S. Army During World War II, Bavasi served as a machine gunner and infantry staff sergeant in the North African/Italian campaigns   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471281453-8NDORLHAWG2B9SGVIS8W/1946.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465848976885-GW4Q94TIQUOZ2PUIIRZ0/Bronze_Star_medal.jpg New Page Bavasi awarded the Bronze Star for Bravery in Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582382216-JKHPFF53CIMOHCUK68OV/46mural.jpg New Page Nashua (New Hampshire) Dodgers, Class B, New England League: Business Manager   Honoring Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, organized baseball’s first black battery of the 20th century, this mural in Nashua, N.H., remains a testament to the historic integration of the game there in 1946. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280724-XH45XQR29DZK1F9OKKNT/1947.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582408359-2DUV0KSFPJ94MN9SEO5I/47dodgers.jpg New Page Brooklyn Dodgers, Purchasing Agent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469471280985-5KYIWOU1P2MRQ7Y8C5BM/1948.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582406756-H71WQTL35M693EYUH8M6/48montreal.jpg New Page Montreal Royals, Class AAA, International League: General Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472015222-42ROK5T94BWWSWXGH21A/1951.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582409179-GDODCW0MJJZZ8BQ42KAC/51peewee_jackie_boys.jpg New Page 1951-1968: Brooklyn Dodgers/Los Angeles Dodgers, Executive Vice President/General Manager   1951, Evit, Peter, and Chris Bavasi with Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466487632991-ZUHRHI8PHMNTHU0IFP93/1952.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582411725-4K5JCQHFT1BBVN3L3O37/52dodgers.jpg New Page Brooklyn Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472015628-4ZEFV5VXY06E77RTA99K/1953.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466498718869-VS291T2BUVUD84NKRBIQ/53dodgers.jpg New Page Brooklyn Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582522168-RWCSH9KM5ENY2RAGC4ZM/53table.jpg New Page Bavasi with Dodgers stars Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, and Roy Campanella (L-R) after the signing of their contracts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472016442-RF2FB3G38HKXNBCALHY6/1955.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582679029-98V3DGI1S8OY17OVOF86/55dodgers_logo.jpg New Page Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465582680291-2YR8MX8KXTEI4JCIG1T6/55omalley_bb_fresco.jpg New Page Bavasi celebrating after Game 7 of the World Series with VP Fresco Thompson (L) and Owner Walter O’Malley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472171470-A8O1VPIWZ6ZVERAHIQYM/1956.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465844484440-NVQE2EEPLJSOERB5V4NP/56team.jpg New Page Brooklyn Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472171855-WTN71ANACD1AVFJ5THN1/1957.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583131380-47TNQDC49WQ0S1BR9QP0/57bb_batting_silo.jpg New Page Bavasi enjoyed a close relationship with his players. He once kidded a very young Don Drysdale that even he could hit against him. “So I grabbed a bat and stepped in. First pitch, he hit me right in the rear. So that was the last time I tried that.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472171690-V10NY3H16BZC4933W1SX/1958.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583133699-ODMCIOAX1ZSUCQRCLBGG/1958LA.jpg New Page Outside Los Angeles Coliseum, the Dodgers’ new home. The gregarious Bavasi proved a key player in the club’s successful acclimation to the West Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472171860-Z1EWM63SEJV1AL4PPVLB/1959.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465850906950-WGGO7QB20NXEQ5BAFR81/58tsnnew.jpg New Page Bavasi named Major League Executive of the Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583132841-P3H3TUBQVKADWR5SYDJI/59ws.jpg New Page Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series Bavasi wasted little time in bringing winning baseball to the West Coast, capturing a World Series championship for Los Angeles in the club’s second season there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472172008-MIO9NZE9JUGBO7R389ZQ/1961.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583325244-5I9H1LKUHUBYID4ZGV8N/61bb_hamey.jpg New Page Bavasi with Yankees GM Roy Hamey at major league meeting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465583326232-DXN293AMKY6HEXK9MT79/61dodgers_cityhall.jpg New Page Bavasi with Dodgers Manager Walter Alston and Los Angeles elected officials at City Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472325526-5LOUT8BJSP8M458JC18V/1963.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465608911899-HUPBOS8QPHVLJIMVHS9N/63seriesmob.jpg New Page Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series Teammates all but bury Sandy Koufax after he pitched them to a 2-1 victory, completing the Dodgers’ sweep of the Yankees for the World Series championship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472325335-9FD8P3BRF31V2QDE6V3M/1965.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465610186024-WBPWT8WQGOZFESWKIUKG/65dodgers.jpg New Page Los Angeles Dodgers win the World 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during the 1968 season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466490954639-OXLA2G44NA5QKQO9G5IQ/68padre.jpg New Page 1968-78: San Diego Padres, Founding President/Part-Owner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462592-DE3ZEEZ1PPRBNCBIDENB/1969.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839319225-QIM7PVLV60TOSS1N11XC/69bb_gomez_yuma.jpg New Page Bavasi with Padres Manager Preston Gomez at San Diego’s first spring training camp, Yuma, Arizona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462572-84W0MR9BFWMJPN0HLZLT/1972.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839371092-16AF2RSXYU71G3YW2GQS/72Buzzie-Bavasi-2.jpg New Page For nearly a quarter of a century, Bavasi contributed to the success of all three of Southern California’s major-league franchises, the Angels, Dodgers, and Padres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462770-AV3BWBFFYGJV0L5I1588/1974.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839392527-N38NAPSWT1H01LD0AU0Q/74Buzzie-Bavasi-4_Kroc.jpg New Page Bavasi with Padres new Owner Ray Kroc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462800-0PJWCAV9HI5XH24ZTPZ1/1978.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466491380027-VTZ7CAP02V2MZ2XJES4X/78angels_state.jpg New Page 1978-84: California Angels Executive Vice-President/General Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839457230-2JTFF3Q4P09PV1BDUSAM/78hof.jpg New Page 1978-99: Member, Veterans Committee, Baseball Hall of Fame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472462942-2YO0ZCEAR6F7VNH3Q3KX/1979.jpg New Page 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The following year the club won its first division title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472942097-0EHYGR32RNFTZ3801WOU/1981.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466496931182-NGXSSFOYGJV2GMC4V9GY/81bb_steinbrenner.jpg New Page Bavasi with George Steinbrenner at the owners meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472942141-Z8DCN8HSAIR6OF0PPQ0V/1982.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839538856-KONB8JIUM5DN8ZGHUEJT/82Jackson-Jackson.jpg New Page California Angels win American League West Division title Bavasi signed future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson to the Angels, shown here with Ron Jackson (R) celebrating the team’s second AL West Division title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472944883-3U3D9E0LPGX0OQ6RBEM6/1987.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466494896186-33XM13Y4Y1W90B95OOA2/87offrecordbook.jpg New Page In 1987 Bavasi chronicled his career in “Off the Record.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472944368-1E63OFA67FNTGZFX44AT/2001.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466493960101-A21XBXY2VIEZ67OEONZF/01padre.jpg New Page Bavasi is inducted in the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472944779-A4349OIC2IVZEZ3IY1G8/2005.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1466494469462-MPQ42UGTAG7WKBME77LS/05boone.jpg New Page Awarded the Ray Boone Baseball Family Award https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472945012-O4SZ8JIY0UP9N2XA8H68/2007.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839874195-FTUDZI343VHDHCQ8ST1G/07firstpitchwide.jpg New Page Bavasi preparing to throw out the first pitch at Petco Park. Throughout his life, Bavasi relished every aspect of the game he loved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1469472945066-T2QECD4D90NQZIBFH8E0/2008.jpg New Page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1465839915275-W1ZDXU9HKXNMBGJYMB9K/buzziebat.jpg New Page May 1, 2008. Buzzie Bavasi is gone now, but his baseball stories and memories still enrich the game he loved. http://www.buzziebavasi.com/timeline-new daily 0.75 2016-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472087278377-O0QAJKH23YCGMDH56OYF/1943.jpg Timeline 1943-46: U.S. Army During World War II, Bavasi served as a machine gunner and infantry staff sergeant in the North African/Italian campaigns Next » https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472090618837-50Z0HBY03VZOH3KZ1Z24/timeline-1948.jpg Timeline Montreal Royals, Class AAA, International League: General Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468157681969-W61SZH51QKA2OMN50F9R/1941.jpg Timeline Valdosta (Georgia) Trojans, Class D, Georgia-Florida League: Business Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472088305771-0ASVEU44H15LOAO9KFUQ/timeline-1947.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers, Purchasing Agent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468376937977-14ZV0E5UOP5QQZR4KDIJ/timeline-1965.jpg Timeline Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378045972-DGUTONGO9ASWXJV9920Q/timeline-1978.jpg Timeline 1978-84: California Angels Executive Vice-President/General Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468377147125-PWOPPTK85VA6CUPLZJIH/timeline-1966.jpg Timeline Los Angeles Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378383703-6R1X9YE347PG0BX89DFE/timeline-1981.jpg Timeline Bavasi with George Steinbrenner at the owners meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468376862697-M3NL7H87POJ93N94SHRI/timeline-1963.jpg Timeline Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series Teammates all but bury Sandy Koufax after he pitched them to a 2-1 victory, completing the Dodgers’ sweep of the Yankees for the World Series championship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472088190269-V51221KULJBCLQM9XTUN/timeline-1946.jpg Timeline Bavasi awarded the Bronze Star for Bravery in Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378445674-BODLB0B76Y6MUU5V0VRH/timeline-1982.jpg Timeline California Angels win American League West Division title Bavasi signed future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson to the Angels, shown here with Ron Jackson (R) celebrating the team’s second AL West Division title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468377986089-JL4W441WCUQKXIV4EUN5/timeline-1974.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Padres new Owner Ray Kroc https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468377551826-J3N5LZCG5V383ZHWZK2U/timeline-1968-2.jpg Timeline 1968-78: San Diego Padres, Founding President/Part-Owner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1467673166835-8U7AQJ8284ZXW1W0RH0M/1939.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers, Front Office Assistant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468377534168-MRS4PUWH7NL578AHXEV5/timeline-1967.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378733858-3LRU9LL3TWUP6PP23KAQ/timeline-2008.jpg Timeline May 1, 2008. Buzzie Bavasi is gone now, but his baseball stories and memories still enrich the game he loved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472090680109-XAORWII8R9QZOX8QL8KM/timeline-1951.jpg Timeline 1951-1968: Brooklyn Dodgers/Los Angeles Dodgers, Executive Vice President/General Manager 1951, Evit, Peter, and Chris Bavasi with Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468377711828-RSMH5DW9AWD3DNZF83PH/timeline-1969.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Padres Manager Preston Gomez at San Diego’s first spring training camp, Yuma, Arizona https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378111698-DH49MNUAEI9Z4I8O2OCI/timeline-1978-2.jpg Timeline 1978-99: Member, Veterans Committee, Baseball Hall of Fame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468377878256-9VEDJOUTG9MQJ7AE0YKQ/timeline-1972.jpg Timeline For nearly a quarter of a century, Bavasi contributed to the success of all three of Southern California’s major-league franchises, the Angels, Dodgers, and Padres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468327714875-FSSYXUMFKRZISTKHPXTZ/timeline-1955-2.jpg Timeline Bavasi celebrating after Game 7 of the World Series with VP Fresco Thompson (L) and Owner Walter O’Malley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378309447-MHG5VE64ECWK2SFOL7XZ/timeline-1979.jpg Timeline California Angels win American League West Division title Bavasi brought his innovative style and spirit to Anaheim in 1978. The following year the club won its first division title. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472086091912-KB2CFGIPJK2I6GA6XBAL/1940.jpg Timeline Americus (Georgia) Pioneers, Class D, Georgia-Florida League: Business Manager May 25, 1940. Married Evit Rice in Albany, Ga. After the ceremony they attended a baseball game of the Americus Pioneers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472087126753-YGJZMOW19CO3CN6O3GE9/timeline-1942.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472090512833-HPQ8TOTCH69GSBXP1CCW/46mural.jpg Timeline Nashua (New Hampshire) Dodgers, Class B, New England League: Business Manager Honoring Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, organized baseball’s first black battery of the 20th century, this mural in Nashua, N.H., remains a testament to the historic integration of the game there in 1946. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468327685117-Z2V0W803ORQ944M6VU3C/timeline-1955.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468291727061-1ITVTBZIG5CNFEXHNALS/timeline-1953-2.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Dodgers stars Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, and Roy Campanella (L-R) after the signing of their contracts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468375825528-9ZUWP4LUYF0OX0OZCKMI/timeline-1959.jpg Timeline Bavasi named Major League Executive of the Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468376810567-64W634I8ZQ8QT70BOJJE/timeline-1961.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Yankees GM Roy Hamey at major league meeting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468375641497-K5BF7ER2TA0563VG6V7T/timeline-1957.jpg Timeline Bavasi enjoyed a close relationship with his players. He once kidded a very young Don Drysdale that even he could hit against him. “So I grabbed a bat and stepped in. First pitch, he hit me right in the rear. So that was the last time I tried that.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378594451-BAYFMG5YBFRM15E4VWSD/timeline-2001.jpg Timeline Bavasi is inducted in the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378674102-S5G7GD4OURJUOTL29RZP/timeline-2007.jpg Timeline Bavasi preparing to throw out the first pitch at Petco Park. Throughout his life, Bavasi relished every aspect of the game he loved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472090817483-YCY7F22EVI3MK7NZ9SSA/timeline-1953.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468289912296-PQZ5G5T4MY00LHMBM34K/timeline-numbers.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468327838335-ABRKT6K0PFWY7EJJT9R8/timeline-1956.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1472090735632-JYQYK11QO4PXB1STOO92/timeline-1952.jpg Timeline Brooklyn Dodgers win National League Pennant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378515185-41B0BUXUDX4YI4RPDEIH/timeline-1987.jpg Timeline In 1987 Bavasi chronicled his career in “Off the Record.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468378629688-RHV3601SQXSVDLYNC8Z8/timeline-2005.jpg Timeline Awarded the Ray Boone Baseball Family Award https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468375731015-6554SY7NF0QYQ1HCAVF8/1958LA.jpg Timeline Outside Los Angeles Coliseum, the Dodgers’ new home. The gregarious Bavasi proved a key player in the club’s successful acclimation to the West Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468376650958-BMO48IPLWH3MY4MDWUAU/timeline-1961-2.jpg Timeline Bavasi with Dodgers Manager Walter Alston and Los Angeles elected officials at City Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468377198619-ZF8QNV4D27UJGYQ9X6F0/timeline-1966-2.jpg Timeline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468377605628-6OJ1ZOR3OHG7HOTI8CBS/timeline-1968.jpg Timeline Bavasi and family with Don Drysdale during the 1968 season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/573be01e62cd94d2357f44b5/1468375938750-4WN7X2XNOQAO779K6GF1/timeline-1959-2.jpg Timeline Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series Bavasi wasted little time in bringing winning baseball to the West Coast, capturing a World Series championship for Los Angeles in the club’s second season there. http://www.buzziebavasi.com/read-me-alex daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53d7e714e4b0cb1125a8185a/1408051210145-TJZIWROSOKJNXSL492HI/image-asset.png Read Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53d7e714e4b0cb1125a8185a/1408051089601-1FGOGC94AFH3382KHIDS/image-asset.png Read Me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53d7e714e4b0cb1125a8185a/1408049628553-DI4M8C71OPT845LWBJZI/img_0843.jpg Read Me