D. Rosen

Albert Leonard Rosen (February 29, 1924 – March 13, 2015), nicknamed "Flip" and "the Hebrew Hammer," was an American professional baseball player and executive who spent his entire major-league career as a third baseman for the Cleveland Indians from 1947 to 1956. After serving four years in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Rosen returned to become a standout for the Indians on both offense and defense. A four-time All-Star, he was the first rookie to lead the American League in home runs, and he went on to drive in 100 or more runs for five consecutive years, twice leading the league in home runs and twice in runs batted in. He was a member of the 1948 World Series winning team and won the 1953 American League Most Valuable Player Award.

Following two decades as a stockbroker after his retirement from the game, Rosen returned to baseball as a top front-office executive in the late 1970s, serving the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, and San Francisco Giants variously as president, chief executive officer, and general manager. Regarded as an executive who still thought like a player, he became the only former Most Valuable Player to also earn baseball's Executive of the Year award.