Bob Hartsfield

Robert Milton Hartsfield (December 15, 1931 in Atlanta – January 25, 1999 in Roswell, Georgia), nicknamed Poochie, was an American minor league baseball player, manager, and scout.[1]

Playing career

Hartsfield played 11 seasons in the minors, from 1950 to 1961. In 1,086 games, he hit .273 with 32 home runs. In 1955, he hit .307 in 113 games, split between the Greenville Spinners and Atlanta Crackers.[2]

Scouting career

Hartsfield scouted for the Chicago Cubs in 1965 and from 1977 to 1981. From 1966 to 1970, he served as an Atlanta Braves scout.[1] From 1971 to 1973, he served as a San Francisco Giants scout. He was a scout for the New York Yankees in 1988. In 1991, he was the Seattle Mariners major league advance scout. He was the scouting director for the Giants from 1994 to 1997.[3]

Managerial career

Hartsfield managed in the minors from 1974 to 1985, and again in 1992.

Year-by-year managerial record

Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs
1974 Decatur Commodores Midwest League 55-69 8th San Francisco Giants
1975 Cedar Rapids Giants Midwest League 41-87 10th San Francisco Giants
1976 Clinton Pilots Midwest League 59-70 6th Co-op
1977 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 31-40 8th Chicago Cubs
1978 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 51-20 2nd Chicago Cubs League Champs
1979 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 50-19 1st Chicago Cubs Lost League Finals
1980 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 48-26 2nd Chicago Cubs Lost League Finals
1981 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 41-34 5th Chicago Cubs
1982 Auburn Astros New York–Penn League 35-39 8th Houston Astros
1983 Auburn Astros New York–Penn League 43-31 4th Houston Astros
1984 Auburn Astros New York–Penn League 38-38 7th Houston Astros
1985 Auburn Astros New York–Penn League 47-31 2nd Houston Astros Lost League Finals
1992 Jacksonville Suns Southern League 68-75 7th Seattle Mariners

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Personal life and death

Hartsfield's was baseball player and manager Roy Hartsfield.[1] He was married and had two stepchildren.[4]

Hartsfield also was a college basketball referee.

Hartsfield died of kidney failure on January 25, 1999.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, Charlie (January 14, 1966). "Poochie Hartsfield now a Braves scout". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 52. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Bob Hartsfield Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "Bob Hartsfield - Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Powell, Kay (January 29, 1999). "Hartsfield Succumbs to Kidney Failure". Atlanta Journal-Constitution – via bigbluehistory.net.
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