Al Vincent

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)