Daniel Reid Topping Jr. (born February 1, 1938) is a former executive with theNew York Yankees ofMajor League Baseball (MLB).
The son ofNew York Yankees co-ownerDan Topping and actressArline Judge,[1] Topping joined the Yankees organization in 1961. In his first season, he worked on the grounds crew, in the ticket office, and in publicity. In 1962 he becamegeneral manager of the Yankees' minor league team inFort Lauderdale.
Topping was the assistant general manager of the MLB Yankees for two seasons before becoming a vice president in 1965, after controlling interest in the team was sold toCBS. On May 8, 1966, he was named general manager afterRalph Houk returned to uniform as the team'sfield manager.[2] Topping's father sold his remaining interests in the club toCBS on September 19, 1966[3] and 24 days laterLee MacPhail was named the club's new general manager.[4] Topping remained a Yankees' vice president until his resignation in June 1967.
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