Roland Johnson

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

Pop Kelchner

A college professor who spoke seven languages and taught three…

Alex Pompez

Alex Pompez, a Cuban American, was among the most influential…
Joe Cambria (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Joe Cambria

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

Gene McCann

Perhaps the least known member of the high-powered scouting department…
Al LaMacchia (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Al LaMacchia

Late in the summer of 1948, Al LaMacchia broke his wrist while…
Paul Krichell (Courtesy of Bill Hickman)

Paul Krichell

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

Dario Lodigiani

Vince DiMaggio, Joe DiMaggio, and Dominic DiMaggio were his sidekicks.…
Jesse Flores (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Jesse Flores

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

Bill Essick

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

Deacon Jones

It could be a good question in a serious trivia contest: “Who…

Sam Hairston

Patriarch of a three-generation big-league family, hard-hitting…
George Huff (Courtesy of Illinois Sports Information, University of Illinois.)

George Huff

Baseball scouts have historically thrived on anonymity.  …

Epifanio Guerrero

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

Gene Bennett

In rural counties from the Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes basin,…
Charles Edward Chapman (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Charles Chapman

Most professional scouts are former players who have spent their…
Joe Devine (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Joe Devine

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

Tom Greenwade

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

Howie Haak

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

Bill Clark

This is a man who keeps busy. In 36 years as a major-league scout,…
George Omachi (Courtesy of Janice Yokoyama)

George Omachi

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

Edith Houghton

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

Roy and Bessie Largent

There have been many famous husband-wife teams who shared a career,…

Charley Barrett

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