Tony Lucadello collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers related to longtime baseball scout Tony Lucadello. Contents include papers related to his youth baseball instruction techniques, the planning related to the video, as well as manuscripts of the related book Lucadello co-authored called The Lucadello Plan. The collection includes Lucadello's personal papers, individual scouting reports from the late 1970s and late 1980s, authored by him or submitted to him by other scouts. Future major leaguers in these reports include Jim Abbott, Steve Avery and John Smoltz. There is material related to the 1987 draft, including a signability report on Ken Griffey Jr. Also included are team reports, which do not have details on individual players, mostly single-word descriptions such as "Follow" and "Prospect." There are articles about Lucadello, his teaching techniques, reviews of books written about him and honors and awards he received during his lifetime. The oversized box includes ledgers listing prospects Lucadello was following, road maps, passes, an appointment book and an address book.
Dates
- 1953-1990
Language of Materials
English .
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions but viewing materials does require an appointment. Please contact the Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Conditions Governing Use
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum provides use copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, and research. The Museum welcomes you to use materials in our collections that are in the public domain and to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law and with proper citation.
Biographical / Historical
Tony Lucadello was a professional Major League Baseball Scout for the Chicago Cubs (1943-1957) and Philadelphia Phillies (1957-1989). He signed more than 50 Major leaguers during his career, including Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Ferguson Jenkins, plus All-Stars Alex Johnson, Mike Marshall and Toby Harrah. He was also known for his pioneering scouting techniques and was involved in nationwide efforts to improve youth baseball instruction. A 1987 video, called "A Coaching Clinic," produced by Major League Baseball, showcased many of Lucadello's techniques – including "The Wall," in which Lucadello advocated that aspiring ballplayers throw at least 100 balls a day against a concrete wall to improve their throwing and fielding techniques.
Extent
2.96 Linear Feet (in 3 document boxes and 1 flat box)
2.04 Cubic Feet
Abstract
This is a collection of articles, scouting reports, photographs and correspondence from the personal collection of Tony Lucadello, an Ohio-based scout who worked for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into one series by subject matter and chronologically.
Physical Location
Dean O. Cochran, Jr. Manuscript Archives, Aisle 9, Range a, Shelf 1; Aisle 2, Range a, Shelf 5
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (BL-2009-00013)
Appraisal
No material was removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
Items were placed in archival sleeves where needed, into acid-free folders and archival boxes.
- Title
- Guide to the Tony Lucadello collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rob Hoffman, Steele intern, and reviewed by Claudette Scrafford
- Date
- July 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository