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American baseball coach
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Male
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23 December 1906(Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA)
Death:
14 December 2000
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Albert Linder Vincent (December 23, 1906 – December 14, 2000) was an American professional baseball player, manager, coach and scout.A second baseman, his playing and managing careers were confined to minor league baseball, but he spent 12 seasons in Major League Baseball as a coach for four clubs.
Vincent was also a prominent figure as a college baseball coach. He was assistant baseball coach at Lamar University from 1974 to 1989 and was inducted into Lamar's "Cardinals Hall of Honor" in 1981. Lamar University's Vincent-Beck Stadium is named after him.
His brother was American composer, conductor and music educator John Vincent.
Major League coaching career
- Detroit Tigers (1943–1944)
- Baltimore Orioles (1955–1959)
- Philadelphia Phillies (1961–1963)
- Kansas City Athletics (1966–1967)
Minor league managing career
- Beaumont Exporters (1937–1940; 1953) – won league championship in 1938
- Buffalo Bisons (1941–1942)
- Dallas Rebels (1946–1947) – won league championship in 1946
- Tulsa Oilers (1948–1951) – won league championship in 1949
- Birmingham Barons (1952)
- Fort Worth Cats (1954)
- Miami Marlins (1960)