February 17, 201214 yr BARNUM BILL BUYS HIS WAY IN 1959: Dorothy Rigney, the “Old Roman’s” granddaughter, sold her majority ownership in the White Sox to Bill Veeck. “Barnum Bill’s” first ownership would last until 1961 and produce the franchise’s first pennant in 40 years in 1959.
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