Bob Carpenter (owner)

Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter Jr.

• School Duke University

• Born August 31, 1915 in Wilmington, DE USA
• Died July 8, 1990 in Montchanin, DE USA

Biographical Information

Bob Carpenter purchased the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943 and, in an attempt to give the team a new image, briefly renamed them the Philadelphia Blue Jays. His son, Ruly Carpenter, succeeded him as the club's president in 1972 until the family sold the Phillies in 1981.

Carpenter also owned the Wilmington Blue Bombers of the American Basketball League. His fortune came from his mother, Margaretta L. du Pont, who was an heir to the DuPont Company fortune.

Preceded by Unknown

Philadelphia Phillies General Manager 1950-1953

Succeeded by Roy Hamey

Further Reading

• James L. Ray: "Robert R. M. Carpenter, Jr.", in Mel Marmer and Bill Nowlin, eds.: The Year of Blue Snow: The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2013, pp. 274-278. ISBN 978-1-933599-51-9

Related Sites

• Bob Carpenter at the SABR Bio Project