Vern Hoscheit

Vernard Arthur Hoscheit (April 1, 1922 – June 11, 2007) was an American professional baseball catcher, coach and manager. He served as a coach on four World Series championship Major League Baseball teams with the Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets. Hoscheit was the Mets' bullpen coach from 1984 to 1987, which included their World Series run in 1986. During that season's spring training, Hoscheit accurately predicted that the team would clinch the National League East Division title on September 17, long before any regular season game was even played.

Playing career

Born in Brunswick, Nebraska, Hoscheit originally signed with the New York Yankees and was catcher in their farm system for 12 seasons starting in 1941. He missed the 1943–45 seasons because of World War II military service, but returned to hit .245 for the Binghamton Triplets in the Class A Eastern League, where his manager was Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty Gomez. He also caught 25 games in 1947 for Binghamton while hitting .271. He hung on in the minor leagues until 1955, his best season being 1951, when he hit .354 with 11 home runs and 109 RBIs for the McAlester Rockets of Class D Sooner State League. He managed in the lower levels of the Yankees' organization from 1948–59.

Post-playing Career

Hoscheit also was an executive in minor league baseball. He was the general manager for the Quincy (1955–56), Peoria (1957), and Greensboro (1958–59) clubs, concurrent with being their field manager, and then became president of the Three-I League in 1960.^[1]

After the Three-I League disbanded following the 1961 season, Hoscheit joined the Baltimore Orioles and was a scout and minor league instructor (1962–67) and Major League coach (1968). He switched to Oakland and was a coach from 1969 to 1974, earning World Series rings in his final three seasons.^[1]

He coached for the California Angels (1976) and was the Mets' Gulf Coast League manager in 1983. With the parent team, he served as bullpen coach when New York won the 1986 World Series. He became a minor league catching instructor for the Mets in 1988.^[1]

Retirement

In retirement, Hoscheit returned to his native Nebraska, where he coached American Legion teams in Plainview, Nebraska for many years. He died at the Pierce Manor nursing home in Pierce, Nebraska on June 11, 2007.

References

1 2 3 "Vern Hoscheit; won 4 World Series as a coach; at 85". AP via Boston Globe. June 13, 2007.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Oakland Athletics 1972 World Series Champions

1 Dick Green 2 Ángel Mangual 4 Don Mincher 5 Mike Epstein 6 Sal Bando 9 Reggie Jackson 10 Dave Duncan 11 Ted Kubiak 12 Gonzalo Márquez 13 Blue Moon Odom 14 Matty Alou 16 Tim Cullen 19 Bert Campaneris 20 Mike Hegan 21 Dal Maxvill 22 Joe Horlen 24 Allan Lewis 25 George Hendrick 26 Joe Rudi 27 Catfish Hunter 30 Ken Holtzman 32 Darold Knowles 33 Dave Hamilton 34 Rollie Fingers 35 Vida Blue 36 Bob Locker 38 Gene Tenace (World Series MVP)

Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 40 Bill Posedel 41 Jerry Adair 43 Irv Noren 44 Vern Hoscheit

Regular season American League Championship Series

Oakland Athletics 1973 World Series Champions

1 Dick Green 2 Ángel Mangual 6 Sal Bando 7 Deron Johnson 9 Reggie Jackson (World Series MVP) 10 Ray Fosse 11 Ted Kubiak 13 Blue Moon Odom 14 Vida Blue 16 Billy Conigliaro 17 Mike Andrews 18 Gene Tenace 19 Bert Campaneris 22 Jesús Alou 24 Allan Lewis 25 Paul Lindblad 26 Joe Rudi 27 Catfish Hunter 28 Horacio Piña 30 Ken Holtzman 32 Darold Knowles 34 Rollie Fingers 37 Vic Davalillo 38 Pat Bourque

Manager 23 Dick Williams Coaches 41 Jerry Adair 42 Wes Stock 43 Irv Noren 44 Vern Hoscheit

Regular season American League Championship Series

Oakland Athletics 1974 World Series Champions

1 Dick Green 2 Ángel Mangual 3 Herb Washington 4 Billy North 6 Sal Bando 8 Manny Trillo 9 Reggie Jackson 10 Ray Fosse 11 Ted Kubiak 12 Larry Haney 13 Blue Moon Odom 14 Vida Blue 15 Claudell Washington 16 Dal Maxvill 18 Gene Tenace 19 Bert Campaneris 22 Jesús Alou 26 Joe Rudi 27 Catfish Hunter 30 Ken Holtzman 32 Darold Knowles 34 Rollie Fingers (World Series MVP) 38 Jim Holt

Manager 5 Alvin Dark Coaches 41 Jerry Adair 42 Wes Stock 43 Bobby Winkles 44 Bobby Hofman

Regular season American League Championship Series

New York Mets 1986 World Series Champions

1 Mookie Wilson 2 Kevin Elster 3 Rafael Santana 4 Lenny Dykstra 6 Wally Backman 7 Kevin Mitchell 8 Gary Carter 11 Tim Teufel 12 Ron Darling 13 Lee Mazzilli 16 Dwight Gooden 17 Keith Hernandez 18 Darryl Strawberry 19 Bob Ojeda 20 Howard Johnson 22 Ray Knight (World Series MVP) 25 Danny Heep 38 Rick Aguilera 39 Doug Sisk 40 Randy Niemann 42 Roger McDowell 47 Jesse Orosco 49 Ed Hearn 50 Sid Fernandez

Manager 5 Davey Johnson Coaches 23 Bud Harrelson 28 Bill Robinson 30 Mel Stottlemyre 51 Vern Hoscheit 52 Greg Pavlick

Regular season National League Championship Series

Preceded by Sherm Lollar	Baltimore Orioles bullpen coach 1968	Succeeded by Charley Lau

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