| 词条 | Bob Fontaine Sr. |
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Robert Marcel Fontaine Sr. (November 14, 1923 – March 25, 1994) was an American professional baseball player, scout and executive. The native of San Jose, California, a World War II veteran, was the first director of scouting for the San Diego Padres of the National League, and served as the third general manager in the history of San Diego's Major League franchise. As a minor league baseball pitcher, Fontaine went 26–18 in five minor league seasons (1941–42; 1946–48) in the Brooklyn Dodgers' farm system.[1] He missed 1943–45 due to service in the United States Army Air Forces. Following his playing days, Fontaine was a scout for Branch Rickey's Dodgers and moved to the Pittsburgh Pirates with Rickey in 1951, serving as a Pirates' scout for 18 seasons. After eight years (1969–76) as the Padres' first director of amateur scouting and player development, he was their general manager for 3{{fraction|1|2}} seasons, from 1977 through July 7, 1980. The Padres went 255–311 (.451) with one winning season ({{baseball year|1978}}), the first in franchise history, during his tenure. Fontaine then served as the San Francisco Giants' scouting director until 1992. He died from pneumonia in Poway, California, in 1994 at age 70. His son Bob Fontaine Jr. has also worked in baseball as a scouting director, and his grandson, Matthew Thomas, was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2007.[2] References1. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=fontai002rob Baseball Reference Minors] 2. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Fontaine Baseball Reference Bullpen] External links{{baseball stats|brm=fontai002rob}}{{s-start}}{{succession box | title=San Diego Padres General Manager| before=Peter Bavasi| after=Jack McKeon | years=1977–1980}}{{s-end}}{{San Diego Padres general managers}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fontaine, Bob}} 15 : 1923 births|1994 deaths|Baseball players from California|Brooklyn Dodgers scouts|Major League Baseball farm directors|Major League Baseball general managers|Major League Baseball scouting directors|Mobile Bears players|Montreal Royals players|Olean Oilers players|Pittsburgh Pirates scouts|San Diego Padres executives|San Francisco Giants executives|Santa Barbara Saints players|Sportspeople from San Jose, California |
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