1962 New York Yankees Management Profiles

ROY HAMEY (General Manager)

"H. Roy Hamey has spent virtually his entire life in baseball. Eighteen of those 38 years have been in the Yankee organization.

His career started in his hometown of Springfield, Ill., where he served as a business manager in 1925. Nine years later, he entered the Yankee organization and worked his way up through the farm system. He left the Yankees to become president of the American Association; later he served as general manager of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Between the latter two posts, he returned to the Yankees as assistant G.M. and assumed the general manager's chair after the 1960 season.

With Manager Ralph Houk he teamed up to build the Yankees into the powerful championship club that developed last year. While keeping the Yankees strong at the top, Roy has brought new life into the club's farm system in the Topping-Webb formula to maintain organizational strength for the future."

-The New York Yankees Official 1962 Yearbook

"Now completing his second year as Yankee general manager, Roy Hamey is '2 for 2' in the pennant department. He has spent 18 of his 38 years in baseball with the Yankee organization, as minor league business manager, farm director and assistant general manager.

In between tours of duty with the Bombers, Roy has served as president of the American Association and as GM at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. With Manager Ralph Houk, he has teamed to keep the Yankees strong with the Topping-Webb formula to maintain organizational strength for the club's future.

Though this has not been an easy year, Roy hopes that the 1962 season will turn out to be another 'Yankee Year.' "

-1962 Official World Series Program

J. ARTHUR FRIEDLUND (Secretary and General Counsel)

"J. Arthur Friedlund has served as the Yankees secretary and general counsel during the entire Topping-Webb regime. An eminently successful Chicago attorney, Art Friedlund serves as counsel for many large corporations.

All of his varied activities restrict his opportunities to watch the Yankees, but he sees the champions in spring training, at Yankee Stadium and in Chicago when his schedule permits."

-The New York Yankees Official 1962 Yearbook

"Serving as secretary and general counsel of the Yankees during the entire Topping-Webb regime, Art Friedlund is an eminently successful Chicago attorney. He serves as counsel for many leading corporations. 

He is an enthusiastic Yankee fan and sees the club in New York, Chicago and wherever his schedule permits. Art has played a prominent role in the success of the Yankees behind the scenes."

-1962 Official World Series Program