"Rich graduated from Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, where he set a team record with a .421 average his sophomore season. He graduated from the University of Florida, where he played two years of baseball.
He coached at Tampa Catholic High School (1986-87) and was head baseball coach at Tampa Prep later in 1987. Rich joined the Yankee organization in 1989 at Oneonta and will coach at Tampa in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
CLETE BOYER (Coach, Columbus)
"Clete has spent 12 years as a coach, including six years as third base coach for the Oakland A's, joining Billy Martin's staff in 1980 after a three-year coaching stint with Atlanta. He played 16 years in the major leagues.
In 1958 Clete led International League shortstops in putouts with 222 and assists with 371. In 1961, he led American League third basemen in assists with 373, and in 1962 led AL third basemen in putouts with 187, assists with 396 and double plays with 41. In 1965, he led AL third basemen in assists with 354 and double plays with 46, and in 1967 and 1969 led National League third basemen in fielding percentage.
Clete played in five World Series for New York. In the '62 Series his seventh-inning home run in the first game broke a 2-2 tie with San Francisco.
Clete will coach third base at Columbus in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
MIKE BROWN (Pitching Coach, Ft. Lauderdale)
"Mike attended Clemson University where he played baseball and football. He was named to the All-ACC team from 1978-80. The Boston Red Sox selected him as their first pick, in the second round of the 1980 June draft.
He was selected as the Carolina League Pitcher of the Year in 1981 for Winston-Salem, where he led the league in wins (14), ERA (1.49), complete games (12) and shutouts (6). Mike earned his first major league win in relief on October 3, 1982. After spending five seasons with the Red Sox, he was traded to the Seattle Mariners before finishing his career with the Orioles and Indians organizations.
Mike served as a coach at George Mason University in 1989 and will be the pitching coach at Ft. Lauderdale in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
BRIAN BUTTERFIELD (Roving Infield/Defense Instructor)
"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 Florida Southern (1979) and Eckerd College (1980-81). He was named Most Valuable Player of the Ft. Lauderdale squad in 1981.
He is the son of the late Jack Butterfield, who was Yankees Vice-President of Player Development and Scouting. In 1988 Brian was named manager of the year in the Gulf Coast League. He led the Sarasota Yankees to the division title and the league championship.
Brian will coach throughout the Yankee system in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
TONY CLONINGER (Roving Pitching Coordinator)
"Tony spent over eight seasons in the Milwaukee-Atlanta Braves organization. He won 19 games for the Braves in 1964 and bettered that with 24 wins in 1965, the Braves' last season playing in Milwaukee. He was traded to Cincinnati along with Clay Carroll and Woody Woodward for Milt Pappas, Ted Davidson and Bob Johnson on June 11, 1968.
He conducted baseball camps and clinics in the years following his retirement in 1972. Tony will be the roving pitching instructor again in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
GARY DENBO (Coach, Columbus)
"Gary attended Oakland City College in Indiana. He was the 17th round draft choice of the Cincinnati Reds in the regular phase of the June 1983 draft.
After four years as an infielder in the Reds' farm system, Gary accepted a position as player/coach of the Class AA Vermont Reds in 1986. He made his managerial debut in 1989 with the Greensboro Hornets of the South Atlantic League. He was named coach of the South Atlantic League Northern Division All-Star team.
Gary moves to Columbus as a coach in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
KEN DOMINGUEZ (Manager, Tampa)
"Ken attended Florida College in Temple Terrace and Southern Benedictine College in Cullman, Alabama, where he graduated with a B.S. in physical education. He obtained his Master's degree in physical education at Western Kentucky University. Ken played college baseball for four years.
He was a coach on the U.S. team that won the Silver Medal at the 1987 Pan-American Games. He guided the University of Tampa to two College World Series as a coach.
Ken will manage at Tampa in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
RICK DOWN (Manager, Columbus)
"Drafted by the Montreal Expos in June of 1969, Rick spent seven years in the Expos organization. He launched his coaching career in 1976 with the West Palm Beach Expos of the Florida State League and in 1977 led Bellingham (Seattle organization) to the Northwest League championship. The following season, Rick managed Stockton in the California League.
He spent the next six seasons as a coach with the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He served as a minor league batting instructor with the California organization through 1988. [After serving as the Yankees' roving hitting instructor for the minor leagues in 1989] Rick managed Columbus for the final 16 games of the 1989 season. [After starting the 1990 season managing Albany-Colonie], he once again took over the Columbus club when Stump Merrill was named Yankee manager on June 6.
Rick will manage Columbus in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
JACK GILLIS (Manager, 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. The East Coast Cross-Checker for the Yankee scouting department, Jack will be the manager at Oneonta in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
MIKE HART (Manager, Prince William)
"Mike attended Alma College in Alma, Michigan and Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was the 11th round pick of the Montreal Expos in the June 1972 free agent draft.
He led the Florida State League in bases on balls (106) in 1973, tied for the Eastern League lead in sacrifice flies (8) in 1976 and led the Pacific Coast League in bases on balls (122) in 1979. He was traded to the Texas Rangers in December 1978, loaned to the Kansas City Royals in July 1980 and returned to Texas in August 1980. He also played in the Oriole, Yankee and White Sox organizations.
Mike was out of baseball from 1984-86, then returned as the manager of the Newark (NY) Orioles of the New York-Penn League. He will manage Prince William in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
TREY HILLMAN (Manager, Greensboro)
"Trey attended the University of Texas at Arlington where he was an All-Southland Conference player for three years. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent in June of 1985.
He played three years in the Indians' minor league system. In 1987 and 1988 he scouted for Cleveland in the Oklahoma-Texas area. Trey will manage Greensboro in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
DAVE JORN (Pitching Coach, Albany-Colonie)
"Dave attended Southeast Missouri State University where he earned a B.S. in education. He was signed out of a tryout camp by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1976. Dave was the pitching coach at the University of Arkansas from 1983 through 1988. He will be the pitching coach at Albany in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
NEW A-C PITCHING COACH: DAVE JORN
"The A-C Yankees are happy for major leaguer Russ 'Monk' Meyer, who has been promoted to pitching coach of Columbus (Triple A) this season.
A-C is also happy to have on board our new pitching coach, Dave Jorn, who like Meyer is a native and resident of Illinois. Jorn graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a degree in education and was signed out of tryout camp by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher in 1976.
Dave had a six-year minor league career in the Cardinal chain with a 41-26 record. From 1983 through 1988 he was the pitching coach at the University of Arkansas. In 1989 he joined the Yankees as pitching coach at Prince William of the Carolina League, [remaining in the Yankee chain] last year in the same capacity at Greensboro of the South Atlantic League."
-1991 Albany-Colonie Yankees Yearbook
JOE LEFEBVRE (Roving Hitting Instructor)
"Joe attended Eckerd College where he was an All-American and MVP in the Division II College World Series as a sophomore. He was the Yankees' 3rd round selection in the June 1977 free agent draft.
In 1979 he led West Haven in batting (.292), home runs (21) and RBIs (107) and was named to the Eastern League All-Star team as an outfielder. His first major league hit was a home run off Dave Stieb at Toronto on May 22, 1980. Joe homered in his first two major league games to tie an American League record. He tied a San Diego Padres record with six hits in an extra-inning game on September 13, 1982.
Joe suffered torn cartilage and ligaments in his right knee in June 1984 and after undergoing several operations retired as an active player in 1986. He will coach throughout the Yankee system in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
BOB MARIANO (Coach, Albany-Colonie)
"Bob attended Gulf Coast Community College and Lousiana State University, where he graduated in 1980 with a B.A. in liberal arts. He signed with the Yankees as a free agent in August 1980.
He was a player-coach with the Charlotte Orioles in 1985. He rejoined the Yankee organization in June of 1988 as a coach with the Albany-Colonie Yankees. Bob will coach at Albany in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
"Returning after a year's absence while with Prince William of the Carolina League, Bob Mariano will coach for the A-C Yankees for the third season. Bobby graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in liberal arts and signed as an infielder with the Yankees. He spent minor league seasons in the Yankees and Orioles organizations before becoming a player-coach with Charlotte of the Southern League in 1985. He was out of American baseball until 1988 when he joined Albany-Colonie for a two-year stint.
A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Bob lives in San Mateo, California. In 1986 and 1987 he played and managed in the Italian League at Rome and Anzio. After the Italian League season was over in 1987, Mariano got his traveling shoes again as player-manager of Newport in Australia. It's nice to have the world traveler back with us again."
-1991 Albany-Colonie Yankees Yearbook
RUSS MEYER (Pitching Coach, Columbus)
"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 [and 1953 and 1955 NL champion Brooklyn Dodgers].
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. He will be the pitching coach at Columbus in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
BRIAN MILNER (Coach, Greensboro)
"Brian attended Texas Christian University. He was the Blue Jay's seventh-round pick in the June 1978 free agent draft and was placed on the major league roster immediately after his signing on June 17. Brian made his debut at Cleveland on June 23 as the starting catcher and was optioned to Medicine Hat on June 27.
He was the second high school graduate to step into the major leagues in 1978 behind Oakland's Mike Morgan. Brian was the youngest player in the majors at the time of his signing. In 1980, he was selected to play in the Carolina League All-Star Game.
In recent years he has been operating a private business. Brian will coach at Greensboro in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
DAN RADISON (Manager, Albany-Colonie)
"Dan graduated from Columbia (IL) High School in 1969 and attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He was the Cardinals' 10th round pick in the regular phase June 1972 free agent draft.
He managed in the Mets' minor league system in 1984 and 1985 and was hired as a Cardinals minor league manager in January 1986. Dan led the Johnson City Cardinals to consecutive Southern Division [Appalachian League] titles in 1986 and 1987.
Dan will manage at Albany in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
RAD-MAN RETURNS FOR FULL SEASON
"After taking over for Rick Down during the season last year, Dan Radison has been designated by the New York Yankees to manage the Albany-Colonie Yankees again in 1991.
A native of St. Louis, MO, Radison now lives in Florida. A product of Southern Illinois University, Dan was drafted as a free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals and spent three seasons as a catcher in the Cardinals' farm system.
In 1985 Dan managed in Little Falls, New York for the Mets in the New York-Penn League. After four years as a manager in the Cards' system, Radison joined the Yankees in 1990 as a roving hitting instructor until his call-up during the season to manage Albany-Colonie."
-1991 Albany-Colonie Yankees Yearbook
RADISON BACK IN '91
"Albany-Colonie Yankees manager Dan Radison returns to the home dugout at Heritage Park after taking over the team during the 1990 season. Under Radision, A-C played 55-39 ball and finished as the regular-season Eastern League champs. Included in that stretch was a team-record, 12-game winning streak. The team lost in the first round of the playoffs to the New Britain Red Sox. But not even that loss could temper Radison's enjoyment of his initial year in the Eastern League.
'I think there's going to be more big leaguers from that team than any other team in the Eastern League,' Radison said of his first Double-A club. 'I think it's nice that the people in Albany got to see this quality of individual talent on one ballclub because I really do think there were a lot of prospects on it.'
Radison's journey to Albany-Colonie has had many twists and turns. A 1969 graduate of Columbia (Illinois) High School, Radison played collegiately at Southern Illinois University and was a 10th round draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in June 1972.
Radison began his professional playing career in 1972 with Sarasota and moved up to St. Petersburg (Class A) before the end of the year. The following year he hit .283 with Modesto of the California League, then divided the 1974 season between Tulsa and Arkansas.
After ten years away from pro baseball, Radison accepted a position with the New York Mets organization in 1984, managing the Kingsport team in the Appalachian League. He spent one more in the Mets organization before rejoining the Cardinals' system, beginning with a two-year stint as manager of the Cards' team in the Appy League.
Radison spent the 1988 season managing the Hamilton, Ontario, New York-Penn League team and was promoted to the Midwest League the following season, guiding the Springfield club to a 73-62 record and a playoff appearance.
The 40-year-old Radison came to the Yankee organization one winter ago, signing as a roving hitting instructor in the minor league system. But he found himself in the manager's office at Heritage Park as the result of a shakeup in the system that followed Bucky's firing in New York.
He had such prospects as Bernie Williams and Gerald Williams, infielders Pat Kelly and Don Sparks, catcher John Ramos and pitchers Jeff Johnson and Darrin Chapin in his charge last year."
-Bill Palmer, The Gazette (1991 Albany-Colonie Yankees Yearbook)
MARK ROSE (Pitching Coach, Oneonta)
"Mark graduated from King High School in Tampa in 1981 and graduated from the University of South Florida in 1986. He was the Yankees' 21st round pick in the regular phase of the June 1986 free agent draft.
Mark will be a coach at Oneonta in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
DAVE SCHULER (Pitching Coach, Prince William)
"Dave attended the University of New Haven (Connecticut) and graduated with a B.S. in business administration. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in June 1975.
He played professional baseball for 12 seasons and spent parts of three seasons in the major leagues: from 1979-80 with the California Angels and in 1985 with the Atlanta Braves.
In 1984, Dave was a coach at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He will be the pitching coach at Prince William in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
GLENN SHERLOCK (Manager, Ft. Lauderdale)
"Glenn attended Rollins College in Orlando, Florida. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 21st round of the regular phase of the June 1983 free agent draft.
He tied the New York-Penn League record for most double plays by a catcher (7) in 1984. He was released by the Astro organization in January 1987 and signed by the Yankee organization in March of 1987. He was a player-coach at Albany in 1989.
Glenn will manage the Ft. Lauderdale club in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
MARK SHIFLETT (Pitching Coach, Greensboro)
"Mark attended Auburn University and was the Yankees' 27th round pick in the June 1981 draft. In 1982, he tied for the South Atlantic League lead in wins (14) and was named the left-handed pitcher on the South Atlantic League All-Star team. He tied for the South Atlantic League in shutouts (3) in 1983.
Released in April 1985, Mark was signed as a free agent by Detroit that year. He left baseball in 1986 to return to Auburn to pursue his degree, then was signed as a free agent by Kansas City in 1987. During the past two years, he has operated a private business in Colorado.
Mark will be the pitching coach at Greensboro in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
ROB THOMSON (Coach, Prince William)
"Rob attended the University of Kansas where he hit .443 in 1984. He was the Detroit Tigers' 32nd round pick in the draft. He hit for the cycle on July 9, 1986 at Spartanburg. He served as a minor league instructor in the Tigers organization in 1988.
Rob will be a coach at Prince William in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
TED UHLAENDER (Coach, Ft. Lauderdale)
"Ted graduated from Baylor University with a degree in statistics. He signed his first pro contract with the Minnesota Twins in 1961. He led the Pacific Coast League in sacrifice hits (13) in 1965. Know for his ability to use all of the field, Ted had an excellent at-bat: strikeout ratio of 10.6 for his career.
Ted was traded with pitchers Dean Chance and Bob Miller and outfielder-third baseman Graig Nettles to the Cleveland Indians for pitchers Luis Tiant and Stan Williams in December of 1969. He finished his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds in 1972 after having been traded for pitcher Milt Wilcox in December of 1971.
1990 marked his return to baseball after involvement in private business since the end of his playing days. Ted will coach at Ft. Lauderdale in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
HOYT WILHELM (Pitching Coach, Tampa)
"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.
Hoyt will again be the pitching coach at Tampa in 1991."
-1991 New York Yankees Information Guide
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