Danny Kaye (pix swiped from Getting Blanked)
Turns out Kaye was an owner for the Seattle Mariners. Kaye co-owned the team from their inception until 1981. During those early expansion years the M's finished no better then 6th in a 7 team division. Their top players in that era included Rupert Jones, Leon Roberts, Tom Paciorek, and
Floyd Bannister. Mario Mendoza was another illustrious member of those
early Mariners teams.
Those might not of been great teams, but it is pretty cool that Danny Kaye was an early owner of a Major League Baseball team.
Happy 100th Birthday Danny Kaye.
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I remember watching a TV show around the time the Mariners started, could have been a Bob Hope special. Kaye was dressed in a Mariner's uniform and Bob Hope, who owned a piece of the Indians, was wearing a Cleveland uniform. I think they were arguing about who would finish better, I can't remember.
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