Major League Baseball Coaches

[Expos 1969-2004]

Bob Oldis worked as first base coach for the Montreal Expos in 1969.

[Expos 1969-2004]

Pitching coach for the Expos during five consecutive years (1980-84)

[Expos 1969-2004]

Hitting coach for the Expos (1979-81).

[FatJack]

It's elsewhere been discussed that Topps seldom photographed spring training instructors. So I always find it extra cool when they do. Ken Rowe, who pitched for the Dodgers and Orioles in the early 60s and was later the O's pitching coach, was a spring instructor with the 1975 Atlanta Braves (he might have been in other years, as well, but I just happened to have the '75 spring roster handy). This image is among today's Vault releases.

[Rainmaker]

Does anyone have an image (color or B&W) of Ellis Clary, who joined the Toronto on-field coaching staff in 1989 when Cito Gaston took over as manager?

Even though he is not on Wikipedia's list of Blue Jays coaches, his various bios indicate that he was Toronto's infield coach in '89. My understanding is that he was in uniform during games.

[tnfoto]

Originally Posted by Rainmaker

Does anyone have an image (color or B&W) of Ellis Clary, who joined the Toronto on-field coaching staff in 1989 when Cito Gaston took over as manager?

Even though he is not on Wikipedia's list of Blue Jays coaches, his various bios indicate that he was Toronto's infield coach in '89. My understanding is that he was in uniform during games.

Clary was a scout and "roving instructor." Although he may have been in uniform prior to games, from my research he was not on the Blue Jays' official MLB coaches roster. The attached image is the only Photo I have of Clary in any sort of Blue Jays garb.

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

IS 1972-73 Milwaukee Brewers coach the same Jim Walton that played for the 1969 Billings Mustangs?

[tnfoto]

Originally Posted by rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com

IS 1972-73 Milwaukee Brewers coach the same Jim Walton that played for the 1969 Billings Mustangs?

The 1973-75 Brewers coach is James Robert "Jim" Walton, born in 1935. The 1969 Billings Mustangs outfielder is James Stanley "Stan" Walton, born in 1951. They are not the same person.

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

thank you for the info on Jim Walton's

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

does anyone know if there are any photo's of Jackie Moore and Cal Ermer in a Seattle Pilots uni? thanks

[tnfoto]

Originally Posted by rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com

does anyone know if there are any photo's of Jackie Moore and Cal Ermer in a Seattle Pilots uni? thanks

I only have small, B&W options for them. Ermer first, then Moore.

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

thanks so much.

[DeweyintheHall]

Looking for an image of Lefebvre as a coach with the Dodgers, circa 1978. Thanks!

[tnfoto]

Originally Posted by DeweyintheHall

Looking for an image of Lefebvre as a coach with the Dodgers, circa 1978. Thanks!

While there is certainly something better out there, this is all I have at the moment.

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

Originally Posted by tnfoto

The 1973-75 Brewers coach is James Robert "Jim" Walton, born in 1935. The 1969 Billings Mustangs outfielder is James Stanley "Stan" Walton, born in 1951. They are not the same person.

are there any known photo's of either one? James S. Walton passed away on October 10, 2013. would appreciate feed back. THANKS

[Cusick]

Originally Posted by rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com

are there any known photo's of either one? James S. Walton passed away on October 10, 2013. would appreciate feed back. THANKS

For Jim Walton, the Brewers' coach, see the following page in this thread:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...oaches-12.html

For James S. Walton, see the minor league thread, where I posted a photo this evening.

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

Originally Posted by Cusick

For Jim Walton, the Brewers' coach, see the following page in this thread:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...oaches-12.html

thanks so much.

[Merkle923]

Per request. Time scratched this one up a bit but I did a little polishing. I took this image myself during the 1978 World Series when Lefebvre had his brief stint succeeding the late Jim Gilliam on the Dodger coaching staff.

[rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com]

Anyone with photo's of these scouts? they were scouts for the Pilots. 1. Earl Silverthorn 2. Brad Kohler 3. Gordon Goldsberry

[FatJack]

Originally Posted by rlumpkin1@tampabay.rr.com

Anyone with photo's of these scouts? they were scouts for the Pilots. 1. Earl Silverthorn 2. Brad Kohler 3. Gordon Goldsberry

Brad Kohler played ball at Pennsylvania's Easton High. After graduating in 1953, he attended an A's tryout camp and was signed as an outfielder. They farmed him out to Blackwell, OK (Class C). He sat on the bench for 10 days--never getting into a game--and was sent home. Military service followed. Upon his return, he had tryouts with the A's and Yankees. The Yankees seemed interested, but changed their minds.

Kohler became a scout for the White Sox, moved on to the Giants, and then scouted for the Pilots/Brewers. In 1974, he became one of the original scouts with the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau. He was not a fan of ballplayers lifting weights, nor of coaches who oversold their players. He signed a number of future major leaguers, including Moose Haas, Kevin Kobel and Gary Lavelle. And he was the ONLY scout to file a report on 62nd round draft pick and future Hall of Famer Mike Piazza. His opinion was that Piazza had a long way to go to develop into a professional ballplayer, but would be worth drafting based on power alone. That report was filed two years before the Dodgers selected Piazza at the end of the '88 draft (allegedly as a favor to Tommy Lasorda).

Brad Kohler passed away in 2014 and this image accompanied his obituary.