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SCOUTS REGISTER
By Bill Burgess III
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| Baseball Scouts | Born | Born-Died | Died | Age | Start | Retire | Born | Died | Main cities worked in; Description of career highlights; Chronology of newspaper work; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence (Larry) Sutton | Jul. 1 | 1858-1944 | Jun.23 | 85 | 1909 | 1932 | Oswego,NY | Brooklyn,NY | Brooklyn Dodgers scout; Brought to them:Zach Wheat,Dazzy Vance,Casey Stengel,Hi Myers,Jake Daubert,Jeff Pfeffer,Sherry Smith, Lew McCarty,Hank Deberry. Never left his job as proofreader for Newark Star Eagle. Also a printer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Sutton, continued), Became full-time Dodger scout('09), Dodger buss.man. of Bears in Newark,NJ('13), Was with Tigers, Phillies, Reds('16-20). Returned to Dodgers in '20 & remained on payroll till illness forced his retirement in 1932. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard F. (Dick) Kinsella | Oct.21 | 1862-1939 | Oct.14 | 76 | 1907 | 1932 | Springfield,IL | Springfield,IL | Giants' scout, 1907-32. Former owner of Springfield club in Three-Eye L. , chief of Illinois Oil Inspection Division. d. ill of a week, in St. John's Hosp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Joseph (Jack) Doyle | Oct.25 | 1869-1958 | Dec.31 | 88 | 1889 | 1958 | Killorglin,Ireland | Holyoke,MA | scout; ML player(1891-1905), managed NY Giants(1995), Washington(1898), minor leagues: Toledo('05), Des Moines('06), Milwaukee manager('07). NL ump('1911). Minor League ump:New England L., AA, Pacific C. L,Western & 3I. Cubs scout('20-58), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Francis Barrett | Jun.14 | 1871-1939 | Jul. 4 | 63 | 1908 | 1939 | St. Louis,MO | St. Louis,MO | Cardinal scout('08-39) Buried: Catholic Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward William Holly | Jul.6 | 1879-1973 | Nov.27 | 94 | 1906 | Chicago,IL | Williamsport,PA 17701 | Cardinals shortstop('06-07), minor league manager(Montreal of International league('28-32), scouted for many major league teams. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Isaac Largent | Sept.28 | 1879-1943 | Sept.26 | 63 | 1925 | 1942 | Colin,TX | McKinney,TX | White Sox scout('25-42); teamed with wife Bessie as scouting team. Roy was totally deaf & Bessie would read his lips, drive the car on scouting trips. She became shrewd judge of talent herself. d. after month's illness. Retired when wife became ill. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Thomas (Billy) Doyle | Nov.4 | 1881-1939 | Sept.23 | 57 | 1939 | Portsmouth,OH | Portsmouth,OH | ML scout; Played minor league ball as pitcher; scouted for Detroit('19), Phillies('18), Milwaukee('16-17), Cleveland('13-15), St. Louis Browns('10-12). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bessie Hamilton Largent | (82)-1958 | Sept.26 | 76 | McKinney,TX | White Sox scout('25-43); teamed with husband Roy as scout team for White Sox; signed Carl Reynolds, Luke Appling, Zeke Bonura, Monty Stratton. One of few women scouts in BB history. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Bernard Krichell | Dec.19 | 1882-1957 | Jun.4 | 74 | NYC | Bronx,NY | Began as a St. Louis Brown's catcher in 1912-13, gained fame as long-term scout for the New York Yankees(' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elmer S. (Doc) Bennett | Feb. 1 | 1891-1974 | Mar.31 | 83 | 1943 | 1949 | Illinois | LA,CA 90028 | Red Sox scout('43-49),White Sox scout('50-69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Joseph Barrett | My. 28 | 1900-1951 | Jan. 26 | 50 | 1921 | 1951 | Cambridge,MA | Cambridge,MA | Red Sox scout; ML OF('23-30), played & managed in minors. Red Sox scouting staff('44-51,death). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clyde Leroy Sukeforth | Nov.30 | 1901-2000 | Sept.3 | 98 | 1926 | Washington,ME | Waldoboro,ME 04572 | Dodger scout; Branch Rickey sent him to make initial contact with Jackie Robinson in 1945,was Dodger's acting man. when Robinson broke major' modern color barrier.Had been ML catcher(Reds,'26-31,Dodgers,32-34,45). Coached Dodgers('43-51),Pirates('52-57). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roderick Blan (Wog) Rice | Dec.18 | 1902-1975 | Apr.23 | 72 | Norman,OK 73069 | Red Sox scout('48-73), before that he scouted part-time a number of yrs. He coached baseball at colleges & high schools in Oklahoma before he became a scout. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Greenwade ? | Aug. 21 | 1904-1986 | Aug. 9 | 81 | Willard,MO | Willard,MO 65781 | ML scout; Minor leagues as pitcher & manager. Yankee scout('49-64), Dodger scout, St. Louis Browns scout('41-?) Signed Mantle, encouraged Dodgers to sign Jackie Robinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allen L. (Andy) Andrews | Dec. 22 | 1904-1973 | Aug. 31 | 68 | 1962 | 1973 | San Antonio,TX | Houston Astros scout('62-65),Dodger scout('66-69), Giants scout('70-73,death). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Herschel Bobo | Jan. 28 | 1906-1975 | Feb. 19 | 76 | Jackson,MS | Yankee scout | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neil T. Mahoney | Nov. 21 | 1906-1973 | My. 23 | 68 | 1939 | 1973 | Chestnut Hill,MA | Bost. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mathias C. (Matt) Klein | Jul. 6 | 1910-1973 | Nov. 15 | 62 | 1966 | 1971 | St. Louis,MO | Met's scout | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ira Hutchinson ? | Aug. 31 | 1910-1973 | Aug. 21 | 62 | 1933 | 1973 | Chicago,IL | Chicago,IL | ML pitcher White Sox, Braves, Dodgers & Cardinals, mostly in relief (1933, 1 inning, '37-41, 44-45. Piloted 14 minor league teams, '51-70. He also scouted for ML in between, for White Sox at time of death. He played for 13 minor L. clubs. d. cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Frederick (Howie) Haak | Aug.28 | 1911-1999 | Feb.12 | 87 | Palm Springs,CA 92264 | Pittsburgh Pirates scout('50-88); Schooled under Branch Rickey, he was an early recruiter of Latin American talent. Signed lots of Central Americans, such as Clemente, Tony Pena,etc. for Pirates. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack (Rex) Bowen | Oct.2 | 1911-2004 | Dec.30 | 93 | Bridgeton, NJ | New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 | Pirates' scout (1950-59), Pirates scouting director, 1959-67; Special Ass. to Cincinnati GM, 1968-1990. Singned Maz to Pirates, '54, Maury Wills to Dodgers, 1950, Dick Groat to Pirates, 1952, also signed Roger Craig and infielders Gene Freese and Gene Michael. Was a longtime resident of the Pittsburgh suburb Mount Lebanon. Moved to FL in 1980. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold T. (Hal) Martin, Sr. | Feb. 10 | 1914-1974 | Jan. 29 | 59 | 1954 | 1959 | Swansea,MA | Keene,NH | Reds scout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clifford A. Alexander | Apr. 13 | 1914-1975 | Jun. 30 | 61 | Hamilton,OH | Dodgers scout('50-67), Reds 68-75, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Patrick Monahan | Mar. 3 | 1918-1973 | Aug. 30 | 55 | 1947 | 1973 | St. Louis,MO | Cardinals scout since 1947. Became chief scout. Buried: Catholic Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James J. Russo | Apr.22 | 1922-2004 | Feb.8 | 81 | 1951 | 1986 | Huntington, IN | Grover, MO 63040 | St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles scout (1951-86): He began as a scout with the Browns and stayed on when the Browns moved to Balt. Involved with securing Jim Palmer, Boog Powell, Dave McNally, Davey Johnson, Frank Robinson. 6 pennants, 3 WS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Barrett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ted McGrew | Brooklyn,NY, same as Red Sox sc 1900? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
