In 1980 he joined the Philadelphia Phillies as a minor league catching instructor. After two seasons, he spent eight years (1982–1989) as a Phillie scout. A resident of Vernon Hill, Virginia, Farson also was an avid grouse hunter in Maine.[1] He died in Fort Kent in October 2010 at the age of 70.
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george, farson, george, washington, farson, december, 1939, october, 2010, american, professional, baseball, player, manager, coach, scout, catcher, native, lynchburg, virginia, played, seasons, 1962, 1971, minor, league, baseball, baltimore, orioles, organiza. George Washington Farson III December 29 1939 October 10 2010 was an American professional baseball player manager coach and scout A catcher the native of Lynchburg Virginia played ten seasons 1962 1971 of minor league baseball in the Baltimore Orioles organization before pursuing an off field baseball career that would last through 1989 He threw and batted right handed stood 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and weighed 210 pounds 95 kg Farson signed with the Orioles after attending Spring Garden High School and the University of Virginia 1 During his 718 game minor league career which included 125 games with the Triple A Rochester Red Wings Farson batted 236 with 38 home runs His managing career lasted for eight seasons in the Baltimore Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers systems including three seasons at the Double A level In 1980 he joined the Philadelphia Phillies as a minor league catching instructor After two seasons he spent eight years 1982 1989 as a Phillie scout A resident of Vernon Hill Virginia Farson also was an avid grouse hunter in Maine 1 He died in Fort Kent in October 2010 at the age of 70 References edit a b Obituary from The DeadBallEra comExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Farson amp oldid 1048582944, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
