Thomas Austin Jr. Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Thomas Austin Yawkey, born Thomas Austin (February 21, 1903 – July 9, 1976), was an American industrialist and Major League Baseball executive. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Yawkey became president of the Boston Red Sox in 1933, and was the sole owner of the team for 44 seasons, longer than anyone else in baseball history.
Inherited $20 million at the age of 16. Bought the Boston Red Sox for $1 million in 1933. Lost an estimated $10 million trying to build championship teams over the next 44 seasons.
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His mother was an heir to the Yawkey lumber and mining fortune. When she died, Tom was adopted by his uncle, William Hoover Yawkey, then-owner of the Detroit Tigers.
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Adopted a baby girl, Julia, with his first wife in 1936.
$850,000
