Robert Milton Hartsfield (December 15, 1931 in Atlanta – January 25, 1999 in Roswell, Georgia), nicknamed Poochie, was an American minor league baseball player, manager, and scout.
Playing career Hartsfield played 11 seasons in the minors, from 1950 to 1961. In 1,086 games, he hit .273 with 32 home runs. In 1955, he hit .307 in 113 games, split between the Greenville Spinners and Atlanta Crackers.
Scouting career Hartsfield scouted for the Chicago Cubs in 1965 and from 1977 to 1981. From 1966 to 1970, he served as an Atlanta Braves scout. From 1971 to 1973, he served as a San Francisco Giants scout. He was a scout for the New York Yankees in 1988. In 1991, he was the Seattle Mariners major league advance scout. He was the scouting director for the Giants from 1994 to 1997.
Managerial career Hartsfield managed in the minors from 1974 to 1985, and again in 1992.
Year-by-year managerial record Year Team League Record Finish Organization Playoffs 1974 Decatur Commodores Midwest League 55-69 8th San Francisco Giants 1975 Cedar Rapids Giants Midwest League 41-87 10th San Francisco Giants 1976 Clinton Pilots Midwest League 59-70 6th Co-op 1977 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 31-40 8th Chicago Cubs 1978 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 51-20 2nd Chicago Cubs League Champs 1979 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 50-19 1st Chicago Cubs Lost League Finals 1980 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 48-26 2nd Chicago Cubs Lost League Finals 1981 Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League 41-34 5th Chicago Cubs 1982 Auburn Astros New York–Penn League 35-39 8th Houston Astros 1983 Auburn Astros New York–Penn League 43-31 4th Houston Astros 1984 Auburn Astros New York–Penn League 38-38 7th Houston Astros 1985 Auburn Astros New York–Penn League 47-31 2nd Houston Astros Lost League Finals 1992 Jacksonville Suns Southern League 68-75 7th Seattle Mariners Source
Personal life and death Hartsfield's brother was baseball player and manager Roy Hartsfield. Bob Hartsfield was married and had two stepchildren.
Hartsfield also was a college basketball referee.
Hartsfield died of kidney failure on January 25, 1999.
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