Sam Mele
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Sabath Anthony "Sam" Mele was an American right fielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the Minnesota Twins to their first American League championship in 1965
Sam Mele
Cookie Lavagetto
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Harry Arthur "Cookie" Lavagetto was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1934 to 1947.
Sam Mele
…1958, Mele became a scout for the Washington Senators. But in 1959, on July 4, Mele joined the Major League coaching staff of the Senators under manager Cookie Lavagetto when Billy Jurges departed to become skipper of the Red Sox. He followed the franchise when it moved to Bloomington, Minnesota, as the Minnesota Twins…
Lavagetto in 1959