Tommy Giordano
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Thomas Arthur Giordano (October 9, 1925 – February 14, 2019) was an American
player-manager. In 2018, at age 92 and in his 71st season in organized baseball, he worked as a scout and special assistant to the general manager of the Atlanta Braves.[1] He was an infielder during his 12-year active playing career (1948–59), and appeared in 11 games in Major League Baseball for the 1953 Philadelphia Athletics
.
As scouting and player development director of the
Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., and signed and developed other players who would help Baltimore win the 1983 World Series.[2]
Biography
Giordano was born in
Cleveland Indians, Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers and the Orioles. He was a longtime associate of late Orioles and Indians executive Hank Peters and former Braves' president, baseball operations John Hart
.
From 1976 he was a senior scouting or player development executive or assistant to the general manager for the Orioles, Indians (1987–2000) and Texas Rangers (2001–15).[4] He was named Major League Baseball's East Coast Scout of the Year in 2007 in a vote of his peers.[5] Giordano died on February 14, 2019, at the age of 93.[6]
References
- The Associated Press, March 7, 2016
- ^ Texas' Giordano Earns Scouting Award, mlb.com, October 20, 2007
- Baseball Reference
- ^ Baseball America Executive Database
- ^ Four Scouts Scoop Up Well-Earned Honors, mlb.com, December 3, 2007
- ^ Baseball lifer, former Rangers scout Tom Giordano passes away at 93
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)