claim: Ann Biderman is only a radio writer.
evidence: Robert A. `` Maje '' McDonnell -LRB- July 20 , 1920 -- July 8 , 2010 -RRB- was an American coach , scout and official with the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball .. Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia. Philadelphia. American. United States. coach. coach ( baseball ). scout. scout ( sports ). Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. Until he retired in , McDonnell served for four decades as the Phillies ' `` goodwill ambassador , '' and was an employee of the team for five of the seven National League pennants it has won , and both of its World Series championships .. National League. National League. World Series. World Series. McDonnell was considered a face of the Phillies franchise .. Born in Philadelphia , McDonnell was a right-handed pitcher in college baseball who stood 5 feet 6 inches -LRB- 1.68 m -RRB- tall and weighed 135 pounds -LRB- 61 kg -RRB- .. Philadelphia. Philadelphia. pitcher. pitcher. college baseball. college baseball. He attended Villanova University , where he also played basketball despite his stature .. Villanova University. Villanova University. basketball. basketball. He joined the United States Army during World War II and rose to the rank of major , saw combat in the European Theater of Operations , and was awarded a Bronze Star , a Purple Heart and five battle stars .. United States Army. United States Army. World War II. World War II. major. major ( United States ). European Theater of Operations. European Theater of Operations. Bronze Star. Bronze Star. Purple Heart. Purple Heart. McDonnell joined the Phillies as a batting practice pitcher in 1947 , and was serving as a coach when the 1950 `` Whiz Kids '' won the National League flag -- at that time , only the second pennant in Phillies ' history .. coach. coach ( baseball ). National League. National League. pitcher. pitcher. batting practice. batting practice. He was a member of the Phils ' coaching staff through , working under managers Ben Chapman , Eddie Sawyer , Steve O'Neill , Terry Moore and Mayo Smith .. managers. manager ( baseball ). Ben Chapman. Ben Chapman ( baseball ). Eddie Sawyer. Eddie Sawyer. Steve O'Neill. Steve O'Neill. Terry Moore. Terry Moore ( baseball ). Mayo Smith. Mayo Smith. He was a Phillies ' scout from 1958 -- 60 .. scout. scout ( sports ). After working for the Ballantine Brewery and coaching at the high school and college level in the Philadelphia area , he returned to the Phillies in 1973 , serving as a `` ticket seller , tour guide , Phantasy Camp instructor , and the organization 's face and voice in the community . ''. Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Ballantine Brewery. Ballantine Brewery. He was thus part of Phillie teams that won NL pennants in 1980 , 1983 , 1993 and 2008 , and its 1980 and 2008 world champions .. 1980 World Series. 2008 World Series