Bernie DeViveiros

Bernard John DeViveiros (April 19, 1901 – July 5, 1994) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1924 and the Detroit Tigers in 1927. During his career, he took on various roles as a scout and coach, creating farm teams up and down the West Coast of the United States which started to feed players into the Major Leagues. He was a featured coach and talent every year at the Detroit Tiger Spring Training in Lakeland Florida. His most famous contribution was discovering and signing Mickey Lolich, who became a legend when he led the Detroit Tigers to a World Series win in 1968.

Bernie DeViveiros
High school yearbook photo of the player
Shortstop
Born: (1901-04-19)April 19, 1901
Oakland, California, United States
Died: July 5, 1994(1994-07-05) (aged 93)
Oakland, California, United States
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
September 13, 1924, for the Chicago White Sox
Last appearance
September 14, 1927, for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Batting average.217
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

In 1951, DeViveiros wrote a section on Base Running in The Sporting News publication: How to Play Baseball. Besides DeViveiros, the Book had the following authors on topics: "Pitching by Larry Jansen; Catching by Ray Schalk; Batting by Rogers Hornsby; First Base by George Sisler; Second Base by Rogers Hornsby; Shortstop by Honus Wagner; Third Base by George Kell; Outfield by Joe DiMaggio; and How to Umpire by George Barr." [1]

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