Biography Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Veeck on His Dad Known as “Sport Shirt Bill,” Mr. Veeck was a franchise owner and promoter for Major League Baseball. He owned at different times, the St. Louis Brown, the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians. Veeck died in 1986 from cancer, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. (Video Source: Media Burn Archive) Share This Previous ArticleMOGWAI Plays in Paris Next ArticleKurt Vonnegut on Man-Eating Lampreys June 19, 2016