1960 YANKEE FARM CLUBS
General Manager - George Weiss
Assistant General Manager - Roy Hamey
Farm Director - Johnny Johnson
AAA
Richmond, Virginia*
International League
Manager - Steve Souchock
Training Camp - Lake Wales, Florida
AA
Amarillo, Texas
Texas League
Manager - Jim Gleeson
Training Camp - Bartow, Florida
A
Binghamton, New York*
Eastern League
Manager - Damon Phillips
Training Camp - Bartow, Florida
B
Greensboro, North Carolina
Carolina League
Manager - Hal Charnofsky
Training Camp - Orangeburg, South Carolina
C
Fargo-Moorhead, North Dakota
Northern League
Manager - John Fitzpatrick
Training Camp - Orangeburg, South Carolina
C
Modesto, California
California League
Manager - Tom Hamilton
Training Camp - Lodi, California
D
Auburn, New York
New York-Penn League
Manager - Bob Bauer
Training Camp - Orangeburg, South Carolina
D
St. Petersburg, Florida
Florida State League
Manager - Stan Charnofsky
Training Camp - St. Petersburg, Florida
*owned outright, all others working agreement
1960 YANKEE SCOUTS
Dolph Camilli (San Bruno, CA)
Art Dede (Brooklyn, NY)
Atley Donald (West Monroe, LA)
Pete Gabrian (Irvington, NJ)
Tom Greenwade (Willard, MO)
Randy Gumpert (Berks County, PA)
William Harris (Matthews, NC)
Tuffie Hashem (LaMirada, CA)
Harry Hesse (New York, NY)
Willis Hudlin (Little Rock, AR)
Gordon Jones (Pasadena, CA)
Lou Maguolo (St. Louis, MO)
Joe McDermott (Sioux City, IA)
Johnny Neun (Baltimore, MD)
Frank O'Rourke (Elizabeth, NJ)
L.H. Patterson (Cincinnati, OH)
Tony Robello (Oakland, CA)
Bill Skiff (Bronxville, NY)
Mayo Smith (Lake Worth, FL)
Eddie Taylor (Seattle, WA)
Hugh Wise (Hollywood, FL)
"A pair of former Yankee infield prospects will be managing for the New York club in the minors in 1960. Twin infielders Hal and Stan Charnofsky will manage Greensboro, N.C. (Class B) and St. Petersburg, Fla. (Class D), respectively. Last year Hal managed the Class C Modesto, Calif., club to the California League championship."
-Yank (official publication of the New York Yankees), Vol 15, No. 1, March 1960
"Bill Skiff, longtime Yankee scout, has been named Director of Scouts for the Eastern Division. The 64-year-old former catcher played for the Yanks and Pirates and managed several Yankee minor league clubs, sending many a Bomber to the parent team. He will have five full-time scouts under his supervision in the eastern section."
-Yank (official publication of the New York Yankees), Vol 15, No. 1, March 1960
"The New York Yankees, the most universally respected team in all sports. has won 24 American League pennants and 18 World Championships since 1921. This, truly, is the most exciting success story in the annals of the game.
The farm system is the backbone of the successful Yankee teams. The Bombers have developed their own players, for the most part, or have obtained needed replacements with farm-developed players. Yankee players always are in demand.
Even while winning all these titles the Yankees have been bringing new players up to the parent club, always maintaining strong clubs. Manager Casey Stengel arrived at the Stadium just a dozen years ago and yet the only player remaining from his first team is the redoubtable Yogi Berra. So, while winning, the Yankees have been rebuilding. This means that rookies do make the Yankees.
Efficient, Compact Farm System
The Yankee minor league organization is built on the premise that by concentrating the effort of its qualified teaching personnel on the development of a relatively few players with better than average natural ability, more can be accomplished than by signing quantities of players. Thus the New York farm system is a streamlined one of eight clubs, fully half of these in the lower two classifications. The Yankees concentrate on teaching in the minors to speed the development of the youngsters on the top. Each Yankee minor league manager is employed with that in mind.
During the season, experienced Yankee scouts and coaches visit various minor league clubs, checking players' progress and aiding in special instruction.
Management Supervision
The Yankee farm system was organized in 1932 under the direction of George M. Weiss, now the club's general manager. Movements of players and progress reports are kept on view for Mr. Weiss and Manager Casey Stengel and his able staff of coaches. For no one is more interested in the Yankee of tomorrow than the manager and general manager of the Yankee today.
H. Roy Hamey, assistant GM, is in complete charge of the farm operation. This veteran baseball executive has had a long and varied career in all phases of the game. Supervisor of the Yanks' minor league clubs is Johnny Johnson, who was trained in the Yankee farm system.
Yankees In Rival Uniforms
Once a Yankee, always in demand ... seems an appropriate explanation of the fact that every one of the 15 other major league clubs had at least one former Yankee on its winter roster.
Yankee players ... both on the parent club and in the minors ... go first class. The best of food, housing, travel, etc. are provided for the Bombers. The best in medical care, too, is provided- competent trainers even serve the minor league clubs in the Yankee system.
It Pays To Be A Yankee
But undoubtedly the greatest attraction to a young prospect is Yankee Stadium ... and all that it means. Yankee players are the most glamorized and highly publicized of athletes. They play in Yankee Stadium, the best maintained, most notable of all American athletic stadia. A dozen greater New York Metropolitan newspapers and all the radio and TV networks, as well as local stations, press syndicates and national magazines, cover sports events in New York. All of these publicity opportunities are extras.
Baseball is our national pastime. Its major league headliners are idolized by millions. Publicity won during a playing career follows a boy into his retirement from the game, aids him in his post-playing days. This can be of value that cannot be measured in dollars and cents.
For years the Yankees have been the model imitated by other clubs- both on and off the field. Yankee teams- championship teams for the most part- have been composed of good players, good sportsmen and good family men. It is a record of which the Yankee organization is proud and the pattern set for all future Yankees."
-The New York Yankees Official 1960 Yearbook
"Eight Yankee prospects were invited to train with the parent club this past spring at St. Petersburg, Fla. It was the experience of a lifetime for these future Yanks: pitchers Don Thompson, Tom Burrell, Bill Stafford, Frank Carpin; catchers Joe Miller and Don Bishop; and outfielders Don Lock and Leroy Thomas."
-The New York Yankees Official 1960 Yearbook
DEVELOPING FUTURE YANKEES
"The Yankees have been developing championship teams for many years now, as this 25th American League pennant winner attests. In 24 previous tries, the Yankees have won 18 World Series. And all of this since 1921, the era of modern baseball.
The Yankees have written the greatest success story in the history of sports. To keep Yankee teams strong and in contention year after year, the New York American Leaguers have been developing their own talent in a compact, efficient farm system. The present general manager, George M. Weiss, originated the farm program when he first joined the Yankee organization in 1932.
Down through the years, it has produced many scores of outstanding baseball players who have made the Yankees strong. In some cases, Yankee-trained players were traded for needed replacements.
Boys from every section of the country have set Yankee Stadium as their goal and have helped to create the Yankee legend. The Yankee development program is being carried forward under the direction and supervision of H. Roy Hamey, long-time baseball executive who was trained in the Yankee organization and who today serves as assistant general manager of the club."
-1960 World Series Official Souvenir Program
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