White Sox to Consider Minorities for Manager
General Manager Ron Schueler of the Chicago White Sox said Tuesday he will heed Commissioner Fay Vincent’s call for major league clubs to consider hiring minority managers.
The White Sox are seeking a replacement for Jeff Torborg, who quit last week to become manager of the New York Mets.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Oct. 17, 1991 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday October 17, 1991 Home Edition Sports Part C Page 7 Column 1 Sports Desk 2 inches; 53 words Type of Material: Correction
Newswire--The Associated Press reported erroneously on Oct. 15 that baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent criticized the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox for failing to interview minorities for their managerial vacancies. Vincent has said he is concerned that clubs are not doing enough to interview minorities for managerial vacancies but did not mention any clubs by name.
“I have a couple of people in mind, but I definitely will consider minorities,” Schueler said.
Vincent criticized the Mets and the Boston Red Sox for failing to interview minority candidates for their managerial vacancies.
Two blacks are now managing in the majors, Cito Gaston of the Toronto Blue Jays and Hal McRae of the Kansas City Royals. Frank Robinson, fired early this season by the Baltimore Orioles, is the only other black with substantial major league managerial experience.
Others Schueler might consider are Tommy Reynolds, a coach with the Oakland A’s, and Davey Lopes, recently dismissed as a coach by the Texas Rangers.
The White Sox had one of baseball’s first black managers when Larry Doby had the job for 87 games in 1978.
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