community Pinstripe Alley'' in April 2013, said that Weiss: ... clung to the excuse of so many clubs: We're not going to promote just anyone to the majors because they happen to be black; we're holding out for someone special ... By that standard, of course, only the black Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig was going to get the call. References Notes External links Leavitt, Daniel R. George Weiss. Society for American Baseball Research 1894 births 1972 deaths American people of German descent Burials in Connecticut Businesspeople from New Haven, Connecticut Major League Baseball farm directors Major League Baseball executives Major League Baseball team presidents Major League Baseball general managers Minor league baseball executives National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees New York Yankees executives New York Mets executives Sportspeople from New Haven, Connecticut