Major League Baseball Coaches - Page 28

Amazin69 · 07-07-2015, 07:43 AM

The vault's latest contains two of Sparks's four single-year stints coaching (he was primarily a minor-league manager), much better than the single side view we had before.

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1979 White Sox and 1984 Reds, respectively. (Sparks also coached the 1989 Expos and 1990 Yankees.)

tnfoto · 07-07-2015, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Amazin69

The vault's latest contains two of Sparks's four single-year stints coaching (he was primarily a minor-league manager), much better than the single side view we had before.

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1979 White Sox and 1984 Reds, respectively. (Sparks also coached the 1989 Expos and 1990 Yankees.)

While we're looking at Sparks, here he is with the Expos and Yankees as well.

Merkle923 · 07-28-2015, 11:34 PM

Spent his entire big league coaching career with the Giants, in the bullpen. Something I only read recently: While a minor leaguer in the Dodgers' system, Van Ornum was the catcher in the original TV "Home Run Derby" series in 1960.

This is one of my photos (taken at Shea Stadium, 1980), feel free to use as needed.

Merkle923 · 07-28-2015, 11:48 PM

After nine years as a sub catcher and pinch-hitter for a variety of teams, Charlie Lau became the bullpen coach for the Orioles in '69, and then found his calling a year later in Oakland: Hitting Coach.

During his most famous stint, at Kansas City (1971-78) he mentored among others George Brett, then spent three years with the Yankees, and two with the White Sox. He died all too young during Spring Training of 1984.

I took these at Yankee Stadium in 1980; feel free to use as needed (and in the first shot, I'm pretty sure that's the then-Yankee catcher, the Johnny Oates - himself later a coach and manager - that he's talking to).

Amazin69 · 08-08-2015, 09:14 AM

He's a Tiger in the Coaches pack and there's a 1959 Kansas City Athletics pic earlier in the thread, but we were finishing off the Topps Vault BE folder on Baseball-Birthdays, and I was able to ID this pic as Swift coaching for the 1960 Washington Senators, completing the list of his coaching stops.

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Enjoy. (Or not. [/soft sell])

tnfoto · 08-09-2015, 12:27 PM

Here is Whitehill as an Indians coach in 1941 and a Phillies coach in 1943.

Amazin69 · 08-11-2015, 07:20 PM

The Oldest Living Coach (age 98) was in the latest Topps Vault release, from his days with Chuck Tanner (the only manager under whom he served, on four teams over 17 seasons) at their first stop together, Chicago.

Don't know exactly when in 1971-1975 these pics are from, as the Sox didn't change their uniform until Tanner went to Oakland, but here's Alex, in both home and road togs:

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(color adjustments courtesy of…well, me.)

ETA: Alex passed away on September 12, 2015.

FatJack · 08-19-2015, 05:31 PM

Jimmie Schaffer with the Royals and Phil Roof with the Mariners, both current offerings from eBay seller Autographs Ink.

DeweyintheHall · 10-04-2015, 05:56 PM

Looking for an image of Jim Frey as an Orioles coach from 1978, or at least after they went to the uniform style they were wearing by then. Any help is appreciated!

tnfoto · 10-04-2015, 10:11 PM

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Looking for an image of Jim Frey as an Orioles coach from 1978, or at least after they went to the uniform style they were wearing by then. Any help is appreciated!

How's this one?

FatJack · 10-07-2015, 04:50 PM

Neglected to post these earlier. These three Padres coaches come from the Family Fun Center sheets I purchased recently.

We have Dick Phillips, Don Williams and Chuck Estrada.

FatJack · 10-15-2015, 04:10 PM

Topps Vault, today, gave us a couple of shots of the elusive Mr. Parker--one in his second tour of duty with the Angels (1973-74) and one from his coaching gig with the Giants (1958-61).

BklynJace · 12-09-2015, 12:26 PM

Long sought, at least by me -- Roy McMillan during his tenure as a Mets coach/interim manager.

DeweyintheHall · 01-02-2016, 07:45 PM

Any images of Sam Hairston as a coach with the White Sox?

tnfoto · 01-02-2016, 09:18 PM

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Any images of Sam Hairston as a coach with the White Sox?

As I said here earlier this year, Retrosheet lists him as White Sox coach in 1978 but I do not include him in my database. He was a long-time team instructor and in 1978 the team contracted him as "coach," but the title was basically honorary. Due to the severity of his diabetes he was unable to do anything more than informal scouting for them. I have never seen a uniformed image of him ca. 1978.

DeweyintheHall · 01-02-2016, 09:32 PM

Oops - you said that in reply to an earlier post I made. My bad.

Expos 1969-2004 · 01-26-2016, 07:10 PM

Tommy Harper worked as first base coach for the Expos (1990-92) and hitting coach for another 7 years (1993-99).

Image published in 1993

Expos 1969-2004 · 01-26-2016, 07:23 PM

Jerry Manuel worked as third base coach for the Expos six years
(1991-96).

Image published in 1993

rico43 · 01-31-2016, 11:17 PM

More than just a rich collection of MLB press photos, the Lexibell folders are giving us managers, umpires and a whole bunch of coaches.
Stan Hack, one of the better players of his era not in the Hall of Fame. He spent his entire 16-season playing career (1932-47) with the Cubs, and managed the team from 1954-56, so he looks almost out of place in a Cardinals uniform. Hack served on Fred Hutchinson's staff for 1957 and most of 1958, replacing him for the season's final 10 games (3-7).

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rico43 · 02-03-2016, 09:46 PM

Already inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, "Big Poison" Paul Waner returned to baseball in 1957 as an organizational hitting instructor for the Milwaukee Braves. While the Braves would go on to win the World Series that season, he would move to the Cardinals, then the Phillies, in a similar capacity before passing away in 1965 at the age of 62.

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07-07-2015, 07:43 AM	#541
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,787 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Joe Sparks 1979 The vault's latest contains two of Sparks's four single-year stints coaching (he was primarily a minor-league manager), much better than the single side view we had before. 1979 White Sox and 1984 Reds, respectively. (Sparks also coached the 1989 Expos and 1990 Yankees.)

07-28-2015, 11:34 PM	#543
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	John Van Ornum 1980-84 Spent his entire big league coaching career with the Giants, in the bullpen. Something I only read recently: While a minor leaguer in the Dodgers' system, Van Ornum was the catcher in the original TV "Home Run Derby" series in 1960. This is one of my photos (taken at Shea Stadium, 1980), feel free to use as needed. Last edited by Merkle923; 08-05-2017 at 11:38 AM.

07-28-2015, 11:48 PM	#544
Merkle923 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,185	Charlie Lau 1969-83 After nine years as a sub catcher and pinch-hitter for a variety of teams, Charlie Lau became the bullpen coach for the Orioles in '69, and then found his calling a year later in Oakland: Hitting Coach. During his most famous stint, at Kansas City (1971-78) he mentored among others George Brett, then spent three years with the Yankees, and two with the White Sox. He died all too young during Spring Training of 1984. I took these at Yankee Stadium in 1980; feel free to use as needed (and in the first shot, I'm pretty sure that's the then-Yankee catcher, the Johnny Oates - himself later a coach and manager - that he's talking to). Last edited by Merkle923; 08-05-2017 at 11:39 AM.

08-08-2015, 09:14 AM	#545
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,787 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Bob Swift, again He's a Tiger in the Coaches pack and there's a 1959 Kansas City Athletics pic earlier in the thread, but we were finishing off the Topps Vault BE folder on Baseball-Birthdays, and I was able to ID this pic as Swift coaching for the 1960 Washington Senators, completing the list of his coaching stops. Enjoy. (Or not. [/soft sell])

08-09-2015, 12:27 PM	#546
tnfoto Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Port Angeles, WA Posts: 12,726	Earl Whitehill Here is Whitehill as an Indians coach in 1941 and a Phillies coach in 1943. Attached Images __________________ TNFOTO: baseball careers ended "Through No Fault Of Their Own" Facepack updated 4/5/2022 Info & download links here. Missing player/manager/umpire list or Pegasus UIN list Download Facepack & more at tnfoto's Baseball Photos Homepage Photo threads: 2025 Debuts Majors Managers Coaches Umpires Minors Negro League Image Requests General Image Discussion

08-11-2015, 07:20 PM	#547
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Palmetto Pride! Posts: 3,787 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Alex Monchak 1971 The Oldest Living Coach (age 98) was in the latest Topps Vault release, from his days with Chuck Tanner (the only manager under whom he served, on four teams over 17 seasons) at their first stop together, Chicago. Don't know exactly when in 1971-1975 these pics are from, as the Sox didn't change their uniform until Tanner went to Oakland, but here's Alex, in both home and road togs: (color adjustments courtesy of…well, me.) ETA: Alex passed away on September 12, 2015. Last edited by Amazin69; 09-29-2015 at 07:21 PM.

08-19-2015, 05:31 PM	#548
FatJack All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 847	Jimmie Schaffer with the Royals and Phil Roof with the Mariners, both current offerings from eBay seller Autographs Ink. Attached Images

10-04-2015, 05:56 PM	#549
DeweyintheHall All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 777	Jim Frey - 1978 Looking for an image of Jim Frey as an Orioles coach from 1978, or at least after they went to the uniform style they were wearing by then. Any help is appreciated!

10-07-2015, 04:50 PM	#551
FatJack All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 847	1980 Padres coaches Neglected to post these earlier. These three Padres coaches come from the Family Fun Center sheets I purchased recently. We have Dick Phillips, Don Williams and Chuck Estrada. Attached Images

10-15-2015, 04:10 PM	#552
FatJack All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 847	Salty Parker Topps Vault, today, gave us a couple of shots of the elusive Mr. Parker--one in his second tour of duty with the Angels (1973-74) and one from his coaching gig with the Giants (1958-61). Attached Images

12-09-2015, 12:26 PM	#553
BklynJace Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 102	Roy McMillan 1973-1976 Long sought, at least by me -- Roy McMillan during his tenure as a Mets coach/interim manager. Attached Images Last edited by BklynJace; 12-09-2015 at 12:27 PM.

01-02-2016, 07:45 PM	#554
DeweyintheHall All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 777	Sam Hairston 1978 Any images of Sam Hairston as a coach with the White Sox?

01-02-2016, 09:32 PM	#556
DeweyintheHall All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 777	Sam Hairston Oops - you said that in reply to an earlier post I made. My bad.

01-26-2016, 07:10 PM	#557
Expos 1969-2004 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Rivière-Rouge, QC, Canada Posts: 425	Tommy Harper - Montreal Expos Tommy Harper worked as first base coach for the Expos (1990-92) and hitting coach for another 7 years (1993-99). Image published in 1993 Attached Images Last edited by Expos 1969-2004; 01-26-2016 at 07:11 PM. Reason: Text added.

01-26-2016, 07:23 PM	#558
Expos 1969-2004 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Rivière-Rouge, QC, Canada Posts: 425	Jerry Manuel - Montreal Expos Jerry Manuel worked as third base coach for the Expos six years (1991-96). Image published in 1993 Attached Images

01-31-2016, 11:17 PM	#559
rico43 Banned Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chattanooga and Internet Posts: 476 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	MLB Lifers, Short-Term Coach More than just a rich collection of MLB press photos, the Lexibell folders are giving us managers, umpires and a whole bunch of coaches. Stan Hack, one of the better players of his era not in the Hall of Fame. He spent his entire 16-season playing career (1932-47) with the Cubs, and managed the team from 1954-56, so he looks almost out of place in a Cardinals uniform. Hack served on Fred Hutchinson's staff for 1957 and most of 1958, replacing him for the season's final 10 games (3-7). Last edited by rico43; 01-31-2016 at 11:18 PM.

02-03-2016, 09:46 PM	#560
rico43 Banned Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chattanooga and Internet Posts: 476 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	Paul Waner Comes out of Retirement Already inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, "Big Poison" Paul Waner returned to baseball in 1957 as an organizational hitting instructor for the Milwaukee Braves. While the Braves would go on to win the World Series that season, he would move to the Cardinals, then the Phillies, in a similar capacity before passing away in 1965 at the age of 62.