Joe Devine (scout)
Encyclopedia
Joe Devine was a former baseball scout
for the Pittsburgh Pirates
and New York Yankees
. He is credited for signing Joe DiMaggio
to the Yankees.
in the minor leagues. He was on the 1917 Boston Red Sox
spring training
roster but never advanced to the Major Leagues. He managed a local baseball team in Seattle during World War I
. He 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. By 1932 he was hired by Paul Krichell
to be the New York Yankees
chief scout on the West Coast. He also signed Jerry Coleman
, Fenton Mole
, Johnny Lindell
, Cliff Mapes
, and Charlie Silvera
.
Scout (sport)
In professional sports, scouts are trained talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports and determining whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization...
for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
and New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
. He is credited for signing Joe DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
Joseph Paul "Joe" DiMaggio , nicknamed "Joltin' Joe" and "The Yankee Clipper," was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career for the New York Yankees. He is perhaps best known for his 56-game hitting streak , a record that still stands...
to the Yankees.
Baseball Career
Devine was an outfielderOutfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
in the minor leagues. He was on the 1917 Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
spring training
Spring training
In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season. Spring training allows new players to try out for roster and position spots, and gives existing team players practice time prior to competitive play...
roster but never advanced to the Major Leagues. He managed a local baseball team in Seattle during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He scouted with Seattle Rainiers
Seattle Rainiers
The Seattle Rainiers, originally named the Seattle Indians and also known as the Seattle Angels, were a minor league baseball team in Seattle, Washington, that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903-06 and 1919-68...
and managed a baseball team in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
before joining the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
organization. After the Pirates he managed the Mission Reds
Mission Reds
The Mission Reds were a minor league baseball team located in San Francisco, California, that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1926 through 1937.-Original Missions:...
of San Francisco. By 1932 he was hired by Paul Krichell
Paul Krichell
Paul Bernard Krichell was a Major League Baseball catcher, best known for being the head scout for the New York Yankees for 37 years until his death...
to be the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
chief scout on the West Coast. He also signed Jerry Coleman
Jerry Coleman
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman is a former Major League Baseball second baseman for the New York Yankees. Currently, he is an analyst and former play-by-play radio announcer for the San Diego Padres...
, Fenton Mole
Fenton Mole
Fenton Le Roy "Muscles" Mole is a former Major League Baseball player. Mole played in ten games for the New York Yankees in the 1949 season. He had five hits in 27 at-bats, with a .185 batting average. Mole batted and threw left-handed.-References:* on Baseball-Reference.com...
, Johnny Lindell
Johnny Lindell
John Harlan Lindell was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and pitcher in the Major League Baseball from to and from to . Lindell played for the New York Yankees, St...
, Cliff Mapes
Cliff Mapes
Clifford Franklin Mapes was a professional baseball player. He played five seasons Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Yankees, St...
, and Charlie Silvera
Charlie Silvera
Charles Anthony Ryan Silvera is a retired American professional baseball player, a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1957 for the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs...
.