Bob Hartsfield

A 1982 Auburn Astros baseball card with Bob Hartsfield, in uniform, looking forward. Text: "BOB HARTSFIELD Mgr."
Hartsfield in 1982

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

YearTeamLeagueRecordFinishOrganizationPlayoffs
1974Decatur CommodoresMidwest League55-698thSan Francisco Giants
1975Cedar Rapids GiantsMidwest League41-8710thSan Francisco Giants
1976Clinton PilotsMidwest League59-706thCo-op
1977Geneva CubsNew York–Penn League31-408thChicago Cubs
1978Geneva CubsNew York–Penn League51-202ndChicago CubsLeague Champs
1979Geneva CubsNew York–Penn League50-191stChicago CubsLost League Finals
1980Geneva CubsNew York–Penn League48-262ndChicago CubsLost League Finals
1981Geneva CubsNew York–Penn League41-345thChicago Cubs
1982Auburn AstrosNew York–Penn League35-398thHouston Astros
1983Auburn AstrosNew York–Penn League43-314thHouston Astros
1984Auburn AstrosNew York–Penn League38-387thHouston Astros
1985Auburn AstrosNew York–Penn League47-312ndHouston AstrosLost League Finals
1992Jacksonville SunsSouthern League68-757thSeattle Mariners

Source[2]

Personal life and death

Hartsfield's brother was baseball player and manager Roy Hartsfield.[1] Bob Hartsfield 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. 1 2 3 Roberts, Charlie (January 14, 1966). "Poochie Hartsfield now a Braves scout". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 52. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 Powell, Kay (January 29, 1999). "Hartsfield Succumbs to Kidney Failure". Atlanta Journal-Constitution – via bigbluehistory.net.
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