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AFL Players Who Held Major League Front Office Positions
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Player AFL
Team(s) MLB Position Brandy Davis 1958 Columbus (mgr) Scout for the Houston Astros Lou Fitzgerald 1957 Pensacola Scout for Florida Marlins Joe Klein 1962 Pensacola Executive Director of the Atlantic League. Former Major League General Manager of the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers.VP of Cleveland Indians, Scout for Detroit Tigers Lance Nichols 1961 Panama City Scout for Colorado Rockies Chase Riddle 1951-52 Ozark, Carribean Scouting Director 1953 Panama City, for St. Louis Cardinals 1955 Dothan Larry « Moose » Stubing 1957 Selma Former manager, VP and scout for the Anaheim Angels Bill Timberlake 1962 Pensacola Scout for Baltimore Orioles |
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Pensacola Docks
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I grew up in Chipley, Fl in the 1950’s. Chipley is 12 miles south of Graceville.
I was 8 years old in 1957 when I first became a baseball fan. I do not remember how often we went to Oilers games but we went a lot. I would always run the bases after the games. Also after the games we would go to Circle Grill to eat. My first baseball experience was with the Oilers. Because of that I have become a lifelong baseball fan. I remember Sportsman’s Park so well. In the outfield the light poles were in play. The Oilers were a Cincinnati farm team and the park was some what like Crosley Field. The home dugout, 3rd base was built like a chicken coop. The 1st base dugout was always full of water so the visiting teams often sat of the roof. The park was also the home to the Graceville High School football team.
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