Robert Ruliph Morgan "Ruly" Carpenter III (June 10, 1940 – September 13, 2021) was an American businessman and baseball executive.
Two years later, he suggested that his father hire Paul Owens, a young scout, as farm system director.
[3] Carpenter became team president at age 32, when his father stepped down during the 1972 season while remaining chairman of the board.
[6] Carpenter was opposed to female reporters being allowed into the team's locker rooms, but acquiesced to a court ruling in 1979 because he did not want to continue to fight what he regarded as a losing battle.
With the advent of free agency, salaries were already starting to spiral upward,[8] with the Phillies having the second-highest payroll in the MLB at the time.
He was a longtime member of the University of Delaware Board of Trustees; his family has supported the school for many years.