Monday, November 3, 2014

1978 New York Yankees Player Development

Vice-President, Player Development and Scouting - Jack Butterfield
Director of Scouting - Bill Bergesch
Assistant Director of Scouting - Pete Eshelman


YANKEE FARM CLUBS
AAA
Tacoma, Washington
Pacific Coast League
Manager - Mike Ferraro

AA
West Haven, Connecticut
Eastern League
Manager - Stump Merrill

A
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Florida State League
Manager - Doug Holmquist

A
Oneonta, New York
New York-Penn. League
Manager - Art Mazmanian


SCOUTING
Major League & Special Assignment Scout - Birdie Tebbetts (Anna Maria, Florida)
Regular Scouts:
Wilfredo Calvino (Hialeah, Florida)
Howard Cassady (Tampa, Florida)
Harry Craft (Conroe, Texas)
Al Cuccinello (Elmont, New York)
Dutch Dotterer (Syracuse, New York)
Whitey Ford (Lake Success, New York)
Tom Greenwade (Willard, Missouri)
Roy Hamey (Tucson, Arizona)
Gary Hughes (Novato, California)
Bill Jamieson (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Clyde King (Goldsboro, North Carolina)
Donald Lindeberg (Anaheim, California)
Bill Livesey (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Bob Nieman (Anaheim, California)
Frank O'Rourke (Hillside, New Jersey)
Meade Palmer (Wyncote, Pennsylvania)
Gust Poulos (Clearwater, Florida)
Herb Raybourn (Balboa, Canal Zone)
Jax Robertson (Centerville, Ohio)
Russ Sehon (Lawrence, Kansas)
Jose Seda (Hato Rey, Puerto Rico)
Walter Via (West Covina, California)
Jerry Walker (Ada, Oklahoma)

1978 YANKEE SPRING TRAINING SCOUT SIGNINGS
Al Cuccinello: Dell Alston (1973), Steve Taylor (1977)
Atley Donald: Ron Guidry (1971)
Pat Gillick: Gil Patterson (1975), Garry Smith (1976)
Tom Greenwade: Jim Lysgaard (1975)
Epy Guerrero: Damaso Garcia (1975), Domingo Ramos (1975)
Tuffie Hashem: Roy White (1962)
Myron Hayworth: Ken Clay (1972), Jerry Narron (1974)
Gordon Jones: George Zeber (1968)
Clyde Kluttz: Jim Beattie (1975)
Don Lee: Dennis Irwin (1972), Bob Kammeyer (1972)
Buster Mills: Doug Heinold (1973)
Wayne Morgan: Roger Slagle (1976)
Frank O'Rourke: Jim Curnal (1976), Steve Taylor (1977)
Jim Quigley: Dell Alston (1973)
Steve Souchock: Mike Heath (1973)
Sam Suplizio: Dave Rajsich (1974)
Birdie Tebbetts: Pat Callahan (1977)
Jack Warner: Mickey Klutts (1972)
Gene Woodling: Thurman Munson (1968), Meal Mersch (1973)
Dave Yoakum: Tim Lewis (1976)


SPRING TRAINING INSTRUCTORS (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
Manager - Billy Martin
Yogi Berra (coach)
Mike Ferraro (Tacoma manager)
Whitey Ford (special instructor)
Art Fowler (coach)
Tommy Harper
Elston Howard (coach)
Dick Howser (coach)
Clyde King
Mickey Mantle (special instructor)
Stump Merrill (West Haven manager)
Gene Michael (coach)
Ed Napoleon
Phil Rizzuto (special instructor)


1978 YANKEES YEARBOOK "ON THE WAY UP"
Jim Beattie (RHP)
Bobby Brown (OF)
Damaso Garcia (2B)
Randy Gumpert: Darryl Jones (1972)
Mike Heath (C)
Doug Heinold (RHP)
Dennis Irwin (C)
Darryl Jones (OF)
Jim Lysgaard (RHP)
Larry McCall (RHP)
Jerry Narron (C)
Dave Rajsich (LHP)
Domingo Ramos (SS)
Steve Taylor (RHP)

#1 YANKEE DRAFT PICK
"Rex Hudler, the Yankees' number one pick in this June's Free Agent Draft, stopped by to survey Yankee Stadium on his way from his home in Fresno, California to Oneonta, New York, where he joined the Yanks' A club in the New York-Penn League. Rex hit .500 his senior year at Bullard High School in Fresno and stole 11 bases in 12 attempts.
A 6-1, 175-pound shortstop, Rex is off to a good start at Oneonta and hopes to one day come out of that dugout in a full Yankee uniform."

-New York Yankees 1978 Scorebook and Official Magazine

ALBANY NATIVE SIGNS WITH YANKS
"Daniel Ledduke, the Yankees' 10th round pick and a local boy from Albany, New York, stopped by the Stadium to shake hands with Yankee President Al Rosen and sign his new contract. Ledduke, a right-handed pitcher, attended Florida International University, where he won eight games and saved three others this year. He now makes his home in Miami, Florida."

-New York Yankees 1978 Scorebook and Official Magazine

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