Description: (2) VEDIE HIMSL INDEX CARD SIGNED 1961 MANAGER CUBS PSA/DNA CERTIFIED 1917-2004Avitus Bernard "Vedie" Himsl (April 2, 1917 – March 15, 2004) was a PLAYER, MANAGER, COACH, SCOUT.A PITHCER IN THE MINORS in his playing days (1938–42; 1946; 1950–51), Himsl peaked at the top level of the minors with the ST PAUL SAINTS where he won 51 games over four seasons.Himsl managed and scouted for the CARDINALS organization before joining the CUBS in the mid-1950s as a scout and minor league skipper. In 1960, he was named to the coaching staff of the MLB Cubs, when the team struggled to a 60–94 record, one game out of last place in the NL. The offseason resulted in a management overhaul and owner PHILIP WRIGLEY creation of the COLLEGE OF COACHES, in which (rather than hiring a full-time manager) all of the team's coaches would rotate as "head coach" of the Major League Cubs and its MINOR TEAMSHimsl was named the first head coach in the history of the College of Coaches. He posted a 10–21 W-L RECORD (.323) over three different terms during the 1961 season (April 11–23; May 12–30; June 5–7). His first term, from OPENING DAY through the club's first 11 games, produced a 5–6 mark. But in his subsequent turns as the Cubs' pilot, the team lost 15 out of 20 games. Himsl also spent part of the 1961 season managing in the Class B.. He coached for the Cubs through 1964 although he spent that campaign as the manager of the AAA TEAM.In 1965, Himsl turned to scouting and front-office administration in the Chicago organization, and when he retired in 1985 he was the Cubs' director of scouting. He continued to live in CHICAGO until his death in 2004Vedie HimslHEAD COACHBorn: April 2, 1917 PLEVNA, MTDied: March 15, 2004 (aged 86) CHICAGO, ILBatted: RightThrew: RightMLB debutApril 11, 1961, for the Chicago CubsLast MLB appearanceJune 7, 1961, for the Chicago CubsMLB statisticsGames managed31RECORD10–21WINNING %.323TeamsAs coachCUBS (1960–1964)
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