From 1927 to 1946
Alva Bradley (1884 – March 30, 1953, in Delray Beach, FL), aka Alva Bradley II, was a businessman and baseball team executive.
Bradley was born to a wealthy family in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of M.A. Bradley and grandson of his namesake, Captain Alva Bradley. He graduated Cornell in 1908. He was president of the group that bought the Cleveland Indians in 1927 for $1 million, and which in 1946 sold the team to Bill Veeck
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