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| John Stockstill | |
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 Replace with photo of Stockstill after publish | |
| Detroit Tigers | |
| Infielder / Major League Scout / Front office executive | |
| Born: January 3, 1960 Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MiLB Rookie League debut | |
| 1978, for the Gulf Coast League Cubs | |
| Last MiLB Single-A appearance | |
| 1980, for the Quad City Cubs | |
| MiLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .246 |
| Hits | 112 |
| Runs batted in | 66 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach
As executive
As scout
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John Lyle Stockstill (born January 3, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player and front office executive. He is currently a major league scout for the Detroit Tigers.
Early life
[edit]Born in Springfield, Missouri, on January 3, 1960, to Alvin and Edna Stockstill.[1]
Stockstill attended Hurley High School in Hurley, Missouri.[2] A week after graduating high school, Stockstill was signed by, then scout, Buck O'Neil, to the Chicago Cubs, after Stockstill decided to pursue professional baseball rather than attending the University of Arkansas.[3]
Professional playing career
[edit]Stockstill made his minor league debut for the Pompano Beach Cubs in July of 1978.[4] Stockstill played 29 games in the 1978 season and ended with a .103 BA and an OBP of .222.[5]
Stockstill saw more playing time in the 1979 season and ended with a .338 BA and an OBP of .412.[5]
This increase in production resulted in Stockstill being promoted to Single-A, with the Quad City Cubs in Davenport, Iowa.[6]
Stockstill would end his playing career in Davenport, ending the 1980 season with a .242 BA and OBP of .319.[5]
Coaching, executive, and scouting career
[edit]Early career
[edit]After finishing his professional baseball career, Stockstill moved back to Missouri. In 1983, after graduating with his Bachelor's degree in broadcast communications and business administration, he took up the position of the graduate men's assistant basketball coach at Drury University.[7]
In 1984, Stockstill left his assistant basketball coaching position at Drury for one at Benedictine College. There, he would also serve as the assistant director of admissions and as a special instructor for Benedictine's baseball team.[8]
Stockstill's time at Benedictine would be the precursor of his scouting career. Head coach, Del Morely, spoke of his new assistant coach saying,
"John Stockstill spends most of his time on the road looking for players for next year, something the Ravens didn't attend to enough in the past."
— Del Morely, St. Joseph News-Press (8 Dec 1984)[9]
After two seasons under Del Morely, as the men's assistant basketball coach, Stockstill would accept the position of the head baseball coach at Benedictine.[10] Stockstill would also take on head coaching of the women's basketball team.[11]
In his first year as women's basketball coach the team went 8-16.[12]
In 1988, Stockstill left the position of the women's head basketball coach and rejoined the men's basketball team as the assistant coach.[13]
Stockstill changed his career path in 1987 when he began his scouting career with the Chicago Cubs, as an associate scout. He wouldn't resign from Benedictine until 1990, when the Cubs hired him as an area scout.[14][15]
Chicago Cubs scout (1987-2005)
[edit]Having been a scout in the Cubs organization for several years, in 1998 Stockstill was named the coordinator of scouting for the Cubs.[16]
Baltimore Orioles scout (2005-2010)
[edit]Baltimore Orioles executive (2010-2018)
[edit]Detroit Tigers (2019-present)
[edit]Personal Life
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Westrip Funeral Home (9 December 2020). "Edna Stockstill Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "John Stockstill". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Stockstill to Cubs". Springfield Leader and Press. 15 June 1978. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Greg Nichols (23 July 1978). "John Stockstill June draftee". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "John Stockstill Player Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Mickey O'Donnel (14 April 1980). "Q-C Cubs treat home fans to victory". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drury adds coach". Springfield Leader and Press. 22 September 1983. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Stockstill to new post". Springfield Leader and Press. 6 July 1984. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dave McQueen (8 December 1984). "Success". St. Joseph News-Press. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stockstill named as coach". Springfield Leader and Press. 18 November 1986. p. 16. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mattas heads Raven women's cast". St. Joseph News-Press. 23 November 1986. p. 56. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Benedictine Women's Basketball". The Kansas City Star. 22 November 1987. p. 216. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sickafoose takes BC head post". St. Joseph News-Press. 29 July 1988. p. 29. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stockstill Resigns from Benedictine". The Springfield News-Leader. 3 February 1991. p. 30. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ United Press International (31 October 1990). "Tuesday Sports Transactions". The Times. p. 17. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baseball Transactions". Journal Gazette. 27 October 1998. p. 12. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.