Vaughan Pallmore "Bing" Devine was an American front office executive in Major League Baseball.
13 Facts About Bing Devine
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Many of the players Bing Devine acquired led the Cardinals to the 1967 world title and the 1968 NL championship, the latter occurring during Bing Devine's second tour as the Cardinals' general manager.
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Bing Devine was born in St Louis, where he attended University City High School and Washington University.
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Bing Devine played college basketball and semiprofessional baseball, then joined the Cardinals in 1939 as an office boy and batting practice pitcher.
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Bing Devine began to add talent and depth to the St Louis roster, including African American and Latin American players.
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Bing Devine was seen as being very progressive when it came to signing or trading for black and Latin ballplayers, whereas other teams showed a great deal of reluctance in this area.
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Bing Devine was chosen as Major League Executive of the Year by The Sporting News for his efforts in returning the Cards to contending status.
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Bing Devine offered the Cubs Broglio, his 18-game winner from the previous year, plus outfielder Doug Clemens and pitcher Bobby Shantz, for Brock and two marginal pitchers.
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Bing Devine played the rest of his career with St Louis, and would steal 938 bases, exceed the 3,000 hit mark, bat.
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Bing Devine's departure was a cause-celebre in St Louis, but the damage had been done.
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But, while Bing Devine never moved his family to New York, he tackled his new job with gusto.
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Brock and Gibson remained Cardinal mainstays, but Bing Devine traded Cepeda to the Atlanta Braves after the 1968 season, then dealt Flood and McCarver to Philadelphia following the 1969 campaign.
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In 1978, Bing Devine was again replaced as Cardinals' general manager and again he departed the organization, working for the San Francisco Giants as assistant general manager, the Montreal Expos as a player development official, and the Phillies as a scout.