
Charley Barrett
“He was a missionary extraordinary for the game itself. ……

Gene Bennett
In rural counties from the Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes basin,…

Joe Cambria
Joe Cambria was one of the most prolific scouts in major-league…

Charles Chapman
Most professional scouts are former players who have spent their…

Bill Clark
This is a man who keeps busy. In 36 years as a major-league scout,…

Joe Devine
Joseph “Joe” Devine was born in Oakland, California, on March…

Bill Essick
After college Bill Essick had to choose between life as a musician…

Jesse Flores
He rose out of the citrus fields of Southern California to…

Tom Greenwade
The Mick
Each scout is typically associated with his top signee,…

Epifanio Guerrero
“We still don’t really know how Epy Guerrero signed this…

Howie Haak
Called the “King of the Caribbean” by baseball people and…

Sam Hairston
Patriarch of a three-generation big-league family, hard-hitting…

Edith Houghton
There is a kind of Holy Trinity of obsessions all serious baseball…

George Huff
Baseball scouts have historically thrived on anonymity. …

Roland Johnson
“I haven’t worked a day since 1966!” — Roland Johnson,…

Pop Kelchner
A college professor who spoke seven languages and taught three…

Paul Krichell
When he was 36 years old Paul Krichell found himself at something…

Al LaMacchia
Late in the summer of 1948, Al LaMacchia broke his wrist while…

Roy and Bessie Largent
There have been many famous husband-wife teams who shared a career,…

Dario Lodigiani
Vince DiMaggio, Joe DiMaggio, and Dominic DiMaggio were his sidekicks.…

Gene McCann
Perhaps the least known member of the high-powered scouting department…

George Omachi
From internment camps to universal respect in the scouting community,…

Alex Pompez
Alex Pompez, a Cuban American, was among the most influential…

Cy Slapnicka
Few men were employed in organized baseball longer than Cy Slapnicka.…