BRIAN BUTTERFIELD (Coach, Sarasota)
"Brian graduated from Florida Southern College with a B.S. in physical education in 1980. Signed as a free agent by the Yankees in June 1979, he coached at Eckerd College (1980-81) and Florida Southern (1979). He was named Most Valuable Player of the Ft. Lauderdale squad in 1981.
Brian is the son of the late Jack Butterfield, who was Yankees Vice-President of Player Development and Scouting."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
BUCKY DENT (Manager, Ft. Lauderdale)
"Drafted by the White Sox in the 1st round of the secondary phase of the June 1970 draft, Bucky played in the first major league game he ever saw in 1973. After four years in Chicago, he was acquired by the Yankees just prior to the start of the 1977 season.
In 1978, Dent won the Eastern Division playoff game for the Yankees at Boston with a dramatic three-run homer off Mike Torrez, erasing a two-run Red Sox lead. He went on to lead the Yankees in their six-game World Series victory over the Dodgers, hitting .417 while earning the Most Valuable Player award for the Series.
Bucky was traded to the Texas Rangers in August 1982 and played there through 1983. In 1984, he had a short stint with the Columbus Clippers before joining the Kansas City Royals for their stretch drive to the AL West title. Bucky will return to manage Ft. Lauderdale in 1986."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
BARRY FOOTE (Manager, Columbus)
"Barry was drafted in the first round by Montreal in the first round in June 1970. He was named [Sporting News] National League Rookie of the Year in 1974, leading NL catchers in assists with 83. He had an eight-RBI game against St. Louis in 1980 while playing for the Phillies. Barry homered in his first at-bat as a Yankee and hit five home runs in his first seven games as a Yankee.
He skippered Ft. Lauderdale to the Florida State League championship in 1984. Named Eastern League Manager of the Year in 1985, Barry will manage the Columbus Clippers in 1986."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
JACK GILLIS (Coach, Oneonta)
"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. Jack managed the Sarasota Yankees in 1984. He returns to coach at Oneonta in 1986.
Jack also scouts high school and college talent for the Yankees in the off-season."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
JOHN KENNEDY (Coach, Albany-Colonie)
"John was originally signed by the Washington Senators in 1961. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers with pitcher Claude Osteen and cash for outfielder Frank Howard, infielder Ken McMullen and pitchers Phil Ortega and Pete Richert in December 1964; first baseman Dick Nen was transferred to the Senators later that month to complete the deal. John was traded to the Yankees for pitcher Jack Cullen, outfielder John Miller and $25,000 on April 3, 1967 and was sold to the Seattle Pilots in November 1968. He was purchased by the Boston Red Sox in June 1970 and retired after the 1974 season.
He managed in the Red Sox' system from 1975-77 and managed Jersey City [Oakland A's organization] in 1978, where Rickey Henderson played for him. John moved to the Yankees as a coach at Winter Haven in 1979, and scouted in the New England area for the Yankees from 1980-85.
John returns to coaching in 1986 for the Albany-Colonie Yankees."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
"The 44-year-old Chicago native played 11 seasons as an infielder in the major leagues.
John played for the Washington Senators, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots and finished up his playing career with the Boston Red Sox in 1974. His career batting average was .226. Kennedy played in the World Series with the Dodgers.
In 1975, Kennedy managed at Winston-Salem and in 1976 and '77 at Bristol of the Eastern League.
He has been with the Yankee organization since 1979. He was a coach for West Haven of the Eastern League and was a Yankee scout form 1980 to 1985."
-1986 Season Albany-Colonie Yankees Official Program/Yearbook
DAVE LAROCHE (Pitching Coach, Columbus)
"Dave signed as a free agent with the California Angels organization in 1967. Originally an outfielder, he became a pitcher in 1968. Named the Indians' Man of the Year in 1975, tying the club record for saves with 17, he set the club record the following year with 21 saves. LaRoche came up with a 'trick' pitch, dubbed 'La Lob,' which stymied hitters and amused fans due to its unorthodox nature.
Pitching coach for Ft. Lauderdale in 1984 and serving in the same capacity for Albany-Colonie in 1985, Dave will move to Columbus with manager Barry Foote in 1986."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
CARLOS LEZCANO (Coach, Sarasota)
"Signed by the Cubs as a free agent in May 1977, Carlos signed as a six-year free agent with Oakland in January 1984 and was released in May of '84. He signed with Detroit as a free agent in June of '84 and was released that July. He worked as an outfield and hitting instructor for the Oneonta Yankees in 1985.
Carlos will coach at Sarasota in 1986."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
JERRY MCNERTNEY (Coach, Ft. Lauderdale)
"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.
Jerry moves to Ft. Lauderdale in 1986."
-1986 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 NL champion Philadelphia Phillies.
He coached at Illinois Valley Community College before joining the Yankees organization in 1981. Monk's 1985 Oneonta staff had a combined ERA of 1.87."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
BILL MONBOUQUETTE (Pitching Coach, Albany-Colonie)
"Bill set an American League record with 17 strikeouts in a night game on May 12, 1961, a mark later broken in 1974 by Nolan Ryan. He pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox on August 1, 1962. He was named to the American League All-Star team in 1960, 1962 and 1963. In 1963, Bill won 20 games for the Red Sox.
He scouted for the Yankees in 1969-74. After scouting and doing instructional work for the Yankees in 1984, Monbo became the pitching coach at Ft. Lauderdale in 1985. Bill worked the last two months of '85 as the Yankees major league pitching coach.
Monbo will guide the Albany-Colonie hurlers in 1986."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
"The 49-year-old Massachusetts native had an illustrious major league pitching career.
In 1961, he set an American League record of 17 strikeouts in a single [night] game, that later broken by Nolan Ryan. Monbouquette pitched with the Boston Red Sox for eight seasons, highlighted in 1962 by a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox. In 1963, he won 20 and lost 10 for the Red Sox. He finished his career with Detroit, the New York Yankees and San Francisco. Monbouquette had a career pitching record of 114-112 in 11 seasons of major league action.
The three-time American League All-Star is the former pitching coach of the New York Mets, and joined the Yankee organization as a minor league coach in 1984."
-1986 Season Albany-Colonie Yankees Official Program/Yearbook
JIM SAUL (Manager, Albany-Colonie)
"Jim returns to the managing ranks in 1986 at the helm of the Albany-Colonie Yankees."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
"The new Albany-Colony Yankees manager is no stranger to Heritage Park. The 46-year-old career baseball man was the third base coach for the A-C Yankees last season.
The Bristol, Virginia played 14 seasons in professional baseball, 11 of those seasons at Triple-A.
Saul coached in the major leagues for three seasons. In 1975-76 he was with the Chicago Cubs, and in 1979 Jim coached with the Oakland A's. Albany will be his eighth minor league managerial stop. He managed in the Carolina League, Texas League, at Holyoke of the Eastern League in 1981, and at Portland of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 1982 before joining the Yankee organization as a coach in 1983."
-1986 Season Albany-Colonie Yankees Official Program/Yearbook
"Jim Saul returns for his second season at Albany-Colonie this summer, but he returns this time as manager of the New York Yankees' Class AA Eastern League club.
Saul, who has been a member of the Yankees organization since 1983, was the third base coach under manager Barry Foote in 1985. Saul has managed before, but this will be his first tour as the field skipper as a Yankee.
'The Yankees have given me a chance to do something I like to do,' said Saul. 'Being a coach the last three years has given me a lot of experience in the organization.'
Saul knows that winning is important in the Yankees' system, but he also recognizes the fact that one of his jobs is preparing the youngsters for the major leagues.
'I know that winning is stressed (in the Yankees organization), but we will do everything to help the young players,' said Saul.
'Hopefully we will do as well as last year and maybe even better,' he added. 'We will try to mold the club around the people we bring from spring training.'
The 46-year-old Saul, a native of Bristol, Va., played 14 years in the minor leagues, beginning with Daytona Beach in 1959. He played 11 of those seasons in Class AAA. He finished his career with a .246 average with 57 home runs and 338 RBI.
His best season as a player was in 1963, when he hit .251 with 12 home runs and 52 runs batted in for Portland and San Diego (when San Diego was still a minor league team).
Saul's last season as a player was 1972, when he hit .280 with one home run and seven RBI for Wichita while playing in 32 games.
He began his managerial career the next year, piloting Salinas to a 77-61 record (second place in the first half, fourth place in the second half) in the California League.
Saul managed Salinas again the next year (78-62, second- and third-place finishes) before being named a coach for the Chicago Cubs in 1975-76.
He returned to the minor leagues in 1977, managing Midland of the Texas League to a 70-60 record (second place) that season and a 70-65 record (third place) in 1978.
Saul returned to the major leagues in 1979, as a coach with the Oakland A's, but he was back in the minors in 1980 as manager of El Paso in the Texas League (50-86 record, fourth place).
He managed Holyoke in the Eastern League in 1981 (68-70, second- and fourth-place finishes) and piloted Portland in the Pacific Coast League in 1982 (65-79, fifth place).
Saul was a coach with the Nashville Sounds, the Yankees' Class AA affiliate in the Southern League in 1983-84, and stayed with the franchise when it was shifted to Albany-Colonie prior to the 1985 season.
His seven-year managerial career shows a 478-483 record (.497).
'A manager has got to give an individual the opportunity to prove himself at points in the ballgame,' he said, explaining his managing philosophy. 'He has to give him the opportunity to handle it and prove he can come through. You don't like to see them lose, but they're here to learn now for their future in the major leagues, things that are expected every day.'"
-Pete Cioffi, Assistant Sports Editor, Times Record (Albany, NY)
BUCK SHOWALTER (Manager, Oneonta)
"Buck graduated form 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 both 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 coached at Ft. Lauderdale in 1984, and in 1985 earned New York-Penn League Manager of the Year laurels in his inaugural campaign. The O-Yanks set a league record of 55 wins under Showalter's guidance.
He'll return to Oneonta in his second managerial season."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
CARLOS TOSCA (Manager, Sarasota)
"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. He managed the Greensboro Hornets to the first half division title in 1984. Carlos managed Sarasota to the Gulf Coast League Championship in 1985 and earned GCL Manager of the Year honors.
He will serve as a coach at Sarasota in 1986."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
HOYT WILHELM (Pitching Coach, Ft. Lauderdale)
"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. Hoyt was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985."
-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide
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