Roy Hartsfield
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Roy Thomas Hartsfield (Spec)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.
- Debut April 28, 1950
- Final Game June 14, 1952
- Born October 25, 1925 in Chattahoochee, GA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Second baseman Roy Hartsfield served in the U.S. Navy during World War II (1943-1945) before spending parts of three seasons with the Boston Braves.
Hartsfield started his managerial career in the Dodgers chain, managing the Des Moines Bruins in 1958. He stayed in the minors through 1968, and moved up to the Dodgers as a coach from 1969 to 1972. He was a coach with the Atlanta Braves in 1973, until he moved back to the minors on May 21, taking over the San Diego Padres Hawaii Islanders farm team.
Hartsfield stayed with the Islanders until becoming the first manager in Toronto Blue Jays history prior to the 1977 season. In his only big league managerial job, he led the team through 1979. In three years at the helm of the Jays, the team went 166-318, and they finished in seventh place in each season.
In 1981, Hartsfield managed in the minors for the Chicago Cubs for two teams, and he spent one year at AAA for the Cincinnati Reds in 1983. Overall, he was 1373-1451 in 18 years as a skipper in the bushes.
He was the brother of longtime scout Bob Hartsfield.
| Preceded by N/A | Toronto Blue Jays Manager 1977-1979 | Succeeded by Bobby Mattick |
