Tuesday, August 11, 2015

1984 New York Yankees Player Development

Vice-President, Baseball Operations/Director of Scouting - Bill Bergesch
Director of Minor League Operations - David Hersh
Assistant Minor League Director - John Dato
Assistant Scouting Director - Roy Krasik


YANKEE FARM CLUBS
AAA
Columbus, Ohio
International League
Manager - Stump Merrill
Coaches - Mark Connor, Jerry McNertney, Mickey Vernon

AA
Nashville, Tennessee
Southern League
Manager - Jim Marshall
Coaches - Jim Saul, Hoyt Wilhelm

A
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida State League
Manager - Barry Foote
Coaches - Buck Showalter, Luis Tiant

A
Greensboro, North Carolina
South Atlantic League
Manager - Carlos Tosca
Coaches - Bill Evers, Q.V. Lowe

A
Oneonta, New York
New York-Penn League
Manager - Bill Livesey
Coaches - Russ Meyer, J.P. Riccardi

Rookie
Sarasota, Florida
Gulf Coast League
Manager - Jack Gillis
Coach - Mike Notaro, Bob Veale

Minor League Hitting Instructor - Dick Sisler
Minor League Infield Instructor - Bob Wren
Minor League Vision Coordinator - Ed Gording


SCOUTING
Major League Scouts:
Hank Bauer (Overland Park, Kansas)
Jim Hegan (Swampscott, Maine)
Special Assignment Scouts:
Bobby Hofman (Oakland, New Jersey)
Clyde King (Goldsboro, North Carolina)
Bob Lemon (Long Beach, California)
Bob Nieman (Corono, California)
Eddie Robinson (Fort Worth, Texas)
Regular Scouts:
Luis Arroyo (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
Joe Begani (Chicago, Illinois)
Howard Cassady (Tampa, Florida)
David Cook (Plymouth, Indiana)
Al Cuccinello (Elmont, New York)
Whitey DeHart (Mollala, Oregon)
Joe DiCarlo (Ringwood, New Jersey)
Dutch Dotterer (Syracuse, New York)
Fred Ferreira (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Whitey Ford (Lake Success, New York)
Orrin Freeman (La Jolla, California)
Tom Greenwade (Willard, Missouri)
Dick Groch (Marysville, Michigan)
Jim Gruzdis (Thomasville, North Carolina)
Gary Hughes (Novato, California)
John Kennedy (Peabody, Massachusetts)
Don Lindeberg (Anaheim, California)
Bill Livesey (Ringwood, New Jersey)
Jack Llewellyn (Englewood, Florida)
Jim Naples, Sr. (Buffalo, New York)
Don Nichols (Atlanta, Georgia)
Frank O'Rourke (Hillside, New Jersey)
Greg Orr (Sacramento, California)
Meade Palmer (Wyncote, Pennsylvania)
Gust Poulos (Clearwater, Florida)
Stan Saleski (Framingham, Massachusetts)
Robert Shaw (Westerville, Ohio)
Russ Sehon (Lawrence, Kansas)
Ron Walters (Scotts Valley, California)
Dick Wilson (Sun Valley, New York)

1984 Yankee Spring Training Scout Signings
note: This list is incomplete due to a printing error in the 1984 New York Yankees Information Guide, in which the list of Yankee Minor League System Players, in alphabetical order, ends after Simon Guante.
JOE BEGANI: Derrick Cunningham (1983), Herman Cunningham (1982), Fernando Davis (1983), Joe Fletcher (1982)
JACK BUTTERFIELD: Rex Hudler (1978)
WILLIE CALVINO: Vic Mata (1978), Jose Rijo (1981)
MURRAY COOK: Bill Fulton (1983)
AL CUCCINELLO: Tim Byron (1982), Jim Deshaies (1982), Mike Fennell (1982), Steve Fingerlow (1983), Dan Pasqua (1982), Matt Winters (1978)
ATLEY DONALD: Ron Guidry (1971)
DUTCH DOTTERER: Fran Corbin (1983)
BUCK ELLIOTT: Brent Gjesdal (1980)
FRED FERREIRA: Oscar Azocar (1983), Rory Brown (1982), Ozzie Canseco (1983), Doug Carpenter (1983), Amalio Carreno (1983), Rolando Casellas (1983), Moe Ching (1982), Orestes Destrade (1981), Andres Gonzalez (1983), Fredi Gonzalez (1982), Simon Guante (1983), Mike Pagliarulo (1981)
JACK GILLIS: Mark Chestna (1982), Jim Corsi (1982), Rich Gumbert (1982), Bob Tewksbury (1981)
DICK GROCH: Tim Belcher (1984)
JIM GRUZDIS: Johnny Baldwin (1982), Scott Bradley (1981), Bob Devlin (1983)
EPY GUERRERO: Juan Espino (1975)
GARY HUGHES: Brad Arnsberg (1983), Mark Bersano (1981), Mark Blaser (1981), Pete Dalena (1982), Matt Gallegos (1981), John Gaston (1980), Nattie George (1983), Randy Graham (1982), Rex Hudler (1978), Alan Jones (1983)
DON LINDEBERG: Tom Barrett (1982), Eric Plunk (1981), Keith Smith (1979)
BILL LIVESEY: Brian Dayett (1978)
MEADE PALMER: Bill Englehart (1983), Steve Frey (1983)
GUST POULOS: Byron Ballard (1977), Don Mattingly (1979), Kelly Scott (1980)
JAX ROBERTSON: Don Mattingly (1979)
STAN SANDERS: Tim Birtsas (1982), Joel Hall (1982)
RUSS SEHON: Clay Christiansen (1980)
JERRY ZIMMERMAN: Logan Easley (1981)


1984 YANKEES YEARBOOK "ON THE WAY UP"
Johnny Baldwin (RHP)
Tom Barrett (IF)
Tim Birtsas (LHP)
Scott Bradley (C)
Clay Christiansen (RHP)
Orestes Destrade (1B)
Rex Hudler (IF)
Stan Javier (OF)
Vic Mata (OF)
Mike Pagliarulo (3B)
Dan Pasqua (OF)
Eric Plunk (RHP)
Kelly Scott (RHP)
Keith Smith (SS)
Bob Tewksbury (RHP)
Matt Winters (OF)


1984 Yankees Minor League Managers and Coaches
MARK CONNOR (Pitching Coach, Columbus)
"Connor graduated from Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York in 1967 and attended Manhattan College and Belmont Abbey College. He played most of his college baseball at Manhattan and received a Topps Award as a collegiate All-Star in 1970. Mark struck out 20 Columbia University batters in 1971.
He spent two seasons in the Minnesota Twins' minor league system."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


BILL EVERS (Coach, Greensboro)
"Bill graduated in 1972 from Island Trees High School in Levittown, New York. He received a B.A. degree in management and recreation from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
He caught and played first base for four years in the Cubs' farm system, hitting .300 in a partial season in Wichita in 1979. He spent the 1980 season as a catching instructor in the Cubs' farm system and joined the Yankees in the same capacity in 1981. Bill will coach at Greensboro in 1984."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


JACK GILLIS (Manager, Sarasota)
"Gillis did not play pro baseball but built a strong reputation as a college coach at two Florida schools- Eckerd and St. Leo. He joined the Yankees organization in 1980 as a coach at Oneonta."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


Q.V. LOWE (Pitching Coach, Greensboro)
"Lowe attended Gulf Coast JUCO in Panama City, FL and Auburn University. He led the NCAA in earned run average at Auburn in 1967 (his senior season), then signed with the Cubs organization. He then pitched for five seasons in the Cubs' farm system, the last two (1970-71) while also serving as pitching coach for San Antonio in the Texas League.
Elevated to the Chicago Cubs as pitching coach in 1972, Lowe then spent two seasons as a minor league manager, still in the Cubs organization. He joined the Yankees in 1978 as Oneonta pitching coach."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


JERRY MCNERTNEY (Coach, Columbus)
"Jerry attended Iowa State University. His first 11 seasons in pro baseball were spent in the White Sox organization after signing with them in 1958. He began his career as a first baseman-outfielder but switched to catching in 1961.
He caught four years in Chicago (1964-66-67-68), then went to the Seattle Pilots in the 1969 expansion draft. He wound up his playing career in the National League with the Cardinals and Pirates in 1971-72-73. Jerry joined the Yankees as a coach at West Haven in 1978 and has been coaching at Columbus since 1979.
Jerry's best year as a batter was 1960 when he hit .341 and drove in 125 runs for Idaho Falls in the Pioneer League. He tied for the Nebraska State League lead in doubles in 1958 with 16."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


STUMP MERRILL (Manager, Columbus)
"Merrill spent six years as a catcher in the Phillies' farm system. He joined the Yankees organization in 1978 as manager at West Haven in the Eastern League, and in two seasons there Stump produced second and first place finishes.
He was named the Eastern League's Manager of the Year in 1979 and repeated that honor in the Southern League in 1980. His Nashville clubs compiled the best overall records in the Southern League in 1980 and 1981 only to lose in the playoffs."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


RUSS MEYER (Pitching Coach, Oneonta)
"Russ began his professional baseball career in 1942. He led 1946 Southern Association pitchers with 48 appearances. He made his major league debut in 1946 with the Cubs and played in the majors through 1959. Meyer was a member of the 1950 National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.
He has been a coach at Illinois Valley Community College and joined the Yankees organization in 1981."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


MIKE NOTARO (Coach, Sarasota)
"Notaro graduated from the University of South Florida. He did not play professional baseball but has proven his ability in working with young players in three seasons as a coach at Paintsville."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


BUCK SHOWALTER (Coach, Ft. Lauderdale)
"Buck graduated from Central (Florida) High School in 1975. He attended Chipola J.C. in Marianna, FL and graduated from Mississippi State University in 1979. Buck was named an All-American at Chipola and Mississippi State.
In 1980 he led the Southern League in hits, finished second in batting and was named to the SL All-Star team. He also led the Southern League in hits in 1982.
Buck is beginning his first year as a coach in the Yankee organization."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


DICK SISLER (Minor League Hitting Instructor)
"Dick is the son of George Sisler, Hall of Fame first baseman; brother of George Sisler, Jr., President of the Yankees' Triple-A Columbus Clippers, and brother of Dave Sisler, a former pitcher in the major leagues.
He hit a 10th inning home run to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the final game of the 1950 season and give the Phillies their first pennant in 35 years."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


CARLOS TOSCA (Manager, Greensboro)
"Carlos joined the Yankees organization as a coach in 1978. He made his debut as a manager at Bradenton in the Gulf Coast League in 1980."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


MICKEY VERNON (Coach, Columbus)
"This season marks Vernon's 44th in pro baseball. He broke in with the St. Louis Browns organization in 1937 but was released in 1938 and signed by the Senators.
Mickey was Washington's regular first baseman from 1941 through 1955 (except for two years during World War II and a one and a half year tour with the Indians in 1949-50). Traded to the Red Sox in 1956, he wound up his career with the Indians, Braves and Pirates in 1958-60.
He set the modern record for most games played at first base in a career in the major leagues- 2,237. He also won four Gold Gloves at first base- in 1950, '51, '52 and '54. Mickey was American League batting champion in 1946 (.353) and 1953 (.337) and also led in doubles three times- 1946, '53 and '54. He played in seven major league All-Star Games.
Vernon managed the Washington expansion team in 1961-63 and has coached or managed in eight organizations since then- the Pirates, Cardinals, A's, Braves, Yankees, Royals, Dodgers and Expos. He rejoined the Yankee system as minor league batting instructor in 1979 and joined the major league coaching staff in 1982. Mickey has been a coach at Columbus since 1983."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


HOYT WILHELM (Pitching Coach, Nashville)
"Hoyt began his pro career in 1942 for the independent Mooresville, North Carolina club near his hometown of Huntersville. He moved into the Giants' farm system in 1948 at Knoxville and reached the big leagues in 1952.
He remained in the majors for the next 21 years, retiring in 1972 at age 46- as baseball's all-time premier relief pitcher. He holds the following major league career records: most games pitched (1,070), most games in relief (1,018), most innings in relief (1,870), most games finished (651) and most wins in relief (124).
Hoyt was used as a starter in the middle of his career (1958-60) and hurled a no-hitter for the Orioles against the Yankees in 1958. He also holds the distinction of hitting a home run in his first major league at-bat (April 23, 1952). He participated in the 1954 World Series with the Giants and was named to the NL All-Star team in 1953 and 1970, and to the AL All-Star team in 1959, 1961 and 1962."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


New York Yankees Organization Trainers
STEVE DONOHUE (Columbus Clippers)
"Steve was born in Bronxville, New York and received a B.S. in physical education from the University of Louisville. A certified member of NATA [National Athletic Trainers Association] and a certified member of New York State EMT [Emergency Medical Technicians], he was the trainer [in the Yankee organization] at West Haven (1979), Nashville (1980-81), Columbus (1982-83) and in the Instructional League (1982). He was assistant trainer for both the New York Jets (1974-78) and the University of Louisville's basketball team that was NCAA champion in 1980.

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


DONALD S. MCGANN, JR. (Nashville Sounds)
"Donald was born in Groton, Connecticut and received a B.A. in sociology from North Adams (MA) State College. Currently studying for a Master's in sports medicine at North Adams State, he is a certified member of NATA.
He was a trainer at Bradenton in 1981 and at Greensboro in 1982."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


KEVIN RAND (Ft. Lauderdale Yankees)
"Kevin was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, received an A.B. in classics from Bowdoin College and is an associate member of NATA, working towards his certification. The trainer at Ft. Lauderdale since 1982, he was assistant trainer at Bowdoin College (1982-83)."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


MARK OWEN MEADOWS (Greensboro Hornets)
"Mark was born in Oneonta, New York and received a B.S. in physical education from the State University of New York at Cortland. A certified member of NATA, he was assistant trainer at SUNY Cortland in 1983 and the trainer at Oneonta in 1983."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


BOB BARKER (Oneonta Yankees)
"Bob was born in McGraw, New York and received a B.S. in physical education from SUNY Cortland. He is certified in CPR first aid."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide


WILL CARABALLO (Sarasota Yankees)
"Will was born in New York, NY and received his B.A. from South Florida State University, majoring in physical education. Working toward his certification, he has been head trainer at Brandon High School since 1978."

-1984 New York Yankees Information Guide

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