Eugene McHale

{{Short description|American baseball executive}}

{{for|the Gaelic footballer and manager|Eugene McHale (Gaelic footballer)}}

Eugene J. McHale was president of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.

McHale joined the Yankees' front office in 1972.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2b0cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uX4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5292,2836828&dq=eugene-mchale&hl=en The Milwaukee Journal – Google News Archive Search] He was named Yankees president in 1983, succeeding Lou Saban.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_N9OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3528,1154702&dq=eugene-mchale&hl=en Star-News - Google News Archive Search] McHale served as an administrator, not involving himself in player personnel decisions.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GoNIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PG4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7029,6778471&dq=eugene-mchale&hl=en Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search] When he resigned in 1986,[https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/09/sports/transactions-643986.html Transactions - List - NYTimes.com] Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner left the position of president vacant.[https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/23/sports/baseball-notebook.html?pagewanted=3 Baseball Notebook – Page 3 – New York Times] He later became president and owner of American Sports Associates, a consulting firm, which helped Tempe, Arizona, in its attempt to secure a new stadium.[https://archive.today/20120716142403/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sun_sentinel/access/87583924.html?dids=87583924:87583924&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+25,+1989&author=The+Associated+Press&pub=South+Florida+Sun+-+Sentinel&desc=EX-YANK+PRESIDENT+WILL+HELP+TEMPE+GET+NEW+STADIUM&pqatl=google Ex-Yank President Will Help Tempe Get New Stadium]