Larry MacPhail and Fay Murray Created a Brooklyn-Nashville Affiliation

In 1938, a consolidation of farm clubs between Brooklyn and Nashville was agreed upon at an all-day conference in Cincinnati between Larry MacPhail, the new Dodgers boss, and Nashville owner, Fay Murray.

But for the outbreak of World War II and Murray’s death, the new relationship could have rivaled Branch Rickey’s farm system.

In this episode, I tell about MacPhail’s career decisions impacting Nashville baseball.

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