Edo Joe Vanni (April 2, 1918 – April 30, 2007) was an American player, coach, manager and front office executive in minor league baseball. A lifelong resident of the Seattle area, he was called "the face of Seattle baseball" upon his death, at 89, of heart failure in Bellevue, Washington, on April 30, 2007.[1]
During World War II, Vanni was stationed at the Pasco (Wash.) Naval Air Station, where he managed the station's baseball team, called the Flyers.[4] Vanni played 11 seasons for the Rainiers, worked in their front office, and managed them in 1964 when they were the top affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.[2]
After he hung up his uniform, he was the general manager of the Triple-ASeattle Angels (1965–68), and worked in the front office as director of group ticket sales for the Seattle Pilots during their lone American League season, 1969.[2][5] The Seattle Mariners gave him a lifetime pass to their stadium, and his own parking space.[2][6]
Seattle baseball historian Dave Eskenazi called him "the dean of Seattle baseball."[6]
vanni, vanni, april, 1918, april, 2007, american, player, coach, manager, front, office, executive, minor, league, baseball, lifelong, resident, seattle, area, called, face, seattle, baseball, upon, death, heart, failure, bellevue, washington, april, 2007, bor. Edo Joe Vanni April 2 1918 April 30 2007 was an American player coach manager and front office executive in minor league baseball A lifelong resident of the Seattle area he was called the face of Seattle baseball upon his death at 89 of heart failure in Bellevue Washington on April 30 2007 1 Edo VanniBornApril 2 1918Black Diamond Washington USDiedApril 30 2007 2007 04 30 aged 89 Bellevue Washington USNationalityAmericanOther namesEdo Joe VanniOccupation s Baseball player coach managerCareer EditVanni attended Seattle s Queen Anne High School and the University of Washington where he played freshman football before beginning his professional playing career as an outfielder with the 1938 Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League 2 He was an integral player of their pennant winning teams of 1939 41 2 3 Vanni threw and batted left handed and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches 1 78 m tall and 180 pounds 82 kg During World War II Vanni was stationed at the Pasco Wash Naval Air Station where he managed the station s baseball team called the Flyers 4 Vanni played 11 seasons for the Rainiers worked in their front office and managed them in 1964 when they were the top affiliate of the Boston Red Sox 2 He also played and managed in the Class A Western International League with the Vancouver Capilanos 1952 and the Kennewick based Tri City Braves 1953 54 and the Class B Northwest League the WIL s successor with the Wenatchee Chiefs 1955 56 After he hung up his uniform he was the general manager of the Triple A Seattle Angels 1965 68 and worked in the front office as director of group ticket sales for the Seattle Pilots during their lone American League season 1969 2 5 The Seattle Mariners gave him a lifetime pass to their stadium and his own parking space 2 6 Seattle baseball historian Dave Eskenazi called him the dean of Seattle baseball 6 References Edit The Seattle Times May 10 2007 a b c d e The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists Basic Civitas Books April 4 1994 ISBN 9780762435227 Retrieved January 3 2011 Rain check baseball in the Pacific Northwest Society for American Baseball Research 2006 ISBN 9781933599021 Retrieved January 3 2011 The Sky Writer Pasco NAS June 1 1943 Swabbin the Deck column by Jack Gordon page 6 Great American Beers Twelve Brands That Became Icons MBI Publishing Company 2004 ISBN 9781610603966 Retrieved January 3 2011 a b Stone Larry February 13 2005 Edo Vanni is the dean of Seattle baseball Seattle Times Retrieved January 3 2011 Johnson Lloyd and Wolff Miles ed The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 1997 edition Durham North Carolina Baseball America The Seattle Times Loss of Vanni Leaves Void in Seattle May 10 2007 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors NWSABR 1949 photo Edo Vanni at Find a GravePreceded byMel Parnell Seattle Rainiers manager1964 Succeeded byBob Lemon Seattle Angels Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edo Vanni amp oldid 1064888510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
