- Vern Hoscheit
Vernard Arthur Hoscheit (born
April 1 ,1922 ,Brunswick, Nebraska ; diedJune 11 ,2007 ,Pierce, Nebraska ) was a coach on fourWorld Series championshipbaseball teams with theOakland Athletics and theNew York Mets . Hoscheit was the Mets'bullpen coach from 1984-1987, 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 17th, long before any regular season game was even played.Playing career
Hoscheit originally signed with the
New York Yankees and was acatcher in theirfarm system for 12 seasons starting in 1941. He missed the 1943-1945 seasons because of World War II, but returned and 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 theMcAlester, OK Rockets in theSooner State League .Post-Playing Career
Upon the end of his playing career, Hoscheit became a
general manager for theQuincy, IL (1955-1956),Peoria, IL (1957), andGreensboro, NC (1958-1959) clubs, and then becamepresident of theThree-I League in 1960. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/13/vern_hoscheit_won_won_4_world_series_as_a_coach_at_85/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Obituaries AP via "Boston Globe" "Vern Hoscheit; won 4 World Series as a coach; at 85" June 13 2007] ]Hoscheit joined the
Baltimore Orioles and was ascout andminor league coordinator (1962-1967) and coach (1968). He switched to Oakland and was a coach from 1969-1974, earningWorld Series rings in his final three seasons. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/13/vern_hoscheit_won_won_4_world_series_as_a_coach_at_85/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Obituaries AP via "Boston Globe" "Vern Hoscheit; won 4 World Series as a coach; at 85" June 13 2007] ]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 World Series in 1986. He became aminor league catching instructor for the Mets in 1988. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/06/13/vern_hoscheit_won_won_4_world_series_as_a_coach_at_85/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Obituaries AP via "Boston Globe" "Vern Hoscheit; won 4 World Series as a coach; at 85" June 13 2007] ]Retirement
In retirement, Hoscheit returned to his native Nebraska, where he coached
American Legion teams inPlainview, NE for many years. On June 11, 2007, it was reported byJay Horwitz , Metsvice president formedia relations , that Hoscheit died at the Pierce Manornursing home following a long illness.References
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