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Devine as manager of the
Mission Reds , circa 1932.
Joseph Vincent Devine (March 3, 1892 – September 21, 1951) was a
baseball
scout for the
Pittsburgh Pirates and
New York Yankees , credited for signing
Joe DiMaggio to the Yankees.
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[2]
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Baseball career
Born in
Oakland, California , Devine was an
outfielder in the
minor leagues ,
[1] and was on the
spring training roster of the
Boston Red Sox in
1917 , but never advanced to the
majors .
[4] He managed a local team in
Seattle during
World War I ,
[1] scouted with
Seattle Rainiers , and managed a baseball team in
Calgary before joining the
Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
After the Pirates he managed the
Mission Reds of
San Francisco .
[1] By 1932 he was hired by
Paul Krichell to be the
New York Yankees chief scout in the
West .
[1] He also signed
Andy Carey ,
Jerry Coleman ,
Fenton Mole ,
Johnny Lindell ,
Cliff Mapes ,
Charlie Silvera ,
[5] and
Leo Righetti .
[6]
[7]
[8]
Scouting style
Devine's scouting style was similar to Krichell's; he not only looked for ability, but also checked a player's personality and character to see if they could handle the pressure of playing for the Yankees.
[5] He also looked for size, signing only two players under six feet (1.83 m) in height.
[5]
Joe Devine Airway Park
Shortly after his death in 1951, the ballpark in
Boise, Idaho , was renamed
Joe Devine Airway Park . The team had just become a Yankees' affiliate and Devine had played for the Boise Irrigators of the
Union Association .
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References
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e Cramer, Richard Ben (2000).
Joe Dimaggio: The Hero's Life . Simon & Schuster. p.
66 .
ISBN
0-684-85391-4 .
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"Yankee hunter, Joe Devine dies on Coast" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). United Press. September 22, 1951. p. A3.
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"Joe Devine, baseball scout, dead at San Francisco" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. September 22, 1951. p. 3.
^ Creamer, Robert (1974). Babe: the legend comes to life . Simon & Schuster. p. 135.
ISBN
0-671-21770-4 .
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b
c Emmons Bryne (February 18, 1948). "All California Lineup by 1950, Scout Joe Devine Aim".
The Sporting News . p. 9.
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http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7218825AA7AB8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM [
bare URL ]
^ Kling, Dwayne (November 2011).
Joe Devine . Can He Play? A Look at Baseball Scouts and their Profession. pp. 41–42.
ISBN
9781933599236 .
^ Chipman, Dee (April 13, 1952).
"Joe Devine's Pioneer League help is missed at Boise's spring camp" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C3.
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"AIRWAY PARK" (PDF) . City of Boise. Retrieved April 1, 2019 .
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