Human: Why did Tom Yawkey want Ted Williams to be the general manager of the Red Sox? Assistant: 
Tom Yawkey wanted Ted Williams to be the general manager of the Red Sox because he wanted a famous former player to head his organization. Through 1960, his three general managers—Eddie Collins, Joe Cronin and Bucky Harris—were all current or future members of the Baseball Hall of Fame; Collins and Cronin were standout players, while Harris had won three American League pennants and two World Series as a field manager.