1989 New York Yankees Management Profiles

BOB QUINN (Vice-President and General Manager)
"Bob Quinn, Yankee Vice-President and General Manager, is in his third full season with the team and his second as the club's GM, with expanded responsibilities in contractual and trade negotiations. He joined the club on September 22, 1986 as Assistant Vice-President, was promoted to Vice-President, Baseball Administration on October 10 of that year, and was named Vice-President and General Manager on July 8, 1988.
Before joining the Yankees, he spent 12 years with the Cleveland Indians, beginning in 1973 as Director of Scouting and Minor League Operations and eventually assumed the responsibility of Vice-President of Player Development and Scouting.
Quinn, 52, has an extensive baseball background, beginning with his tenure as General Manager of the Eau Claire club of the Northern League (1959-60). After a stint in private business, he returned to baseball as GM of the Reading (PA) Phillies of the AA Eastern League (1967-68), where he was named the 1967 Minor League Executive of the Year. He served as GM of the AAA Omaha Royals of the American Association (1969-70), where he was again named Executive of the Year, in 1969. He moved up to the major leagues as Director of Minor League Operations for the Milwaukee Brewers (1971-72) before joining the Indians.
Quinn comes a legendary baseball family; his grandfather J.A. Quinn was general manager of four major league clubs, his father John was GM of the Boston Braves for 23 years and the Philadelphia Phillies for 13 years, and his brother Jack is President of the National Hockey League St. Louis Blues."

-1989 New York Yankees Information Guide


GEORGE BRADLEY (Vice-President, Player Development and Scouting)
"George Bradley begins his first full season as the Yankees' Vice-President, Player Development and Scouting. He is responsible for overseeing the Yankees' entire minor league operation and the club's scouting department, and also supervises the coordination and implementation of the team's player instructional programs.
Bradley joined the Yankees at the conclusion of the 1988 season after spending two years as a special assignment and advance scout for the California Angels. From 1981 through 1985, he was affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, as a scout his first two years there and as Director of Scouting his last three.
Prior to his tenure in Detroit, Bradley served the Philadelphia Phillies from 1972 through 1980 as a scout and cross-checker. He began his professional baseball career as a scout for the Oakland A's in 1968. As a scout, he signed major leaguers Phil Garner, Jim Walewander, Champ Summers, Don Stanhouse and George Vukovich, while pitchers Mike Henneman, Jeff Robinson and others were developed in the Detroit farm system while Bradley served as Director of Scouting."

-1989 New York Yankees Information Guide