Al Kubski

Albert Kubski

Biographical Information[edit]

Infielder Al Kubski was the father of Gil Kubski. He played in he minors from 1937 to 1956, leading the Lone Star League with 140 runs scored in 1948. He also managed in the minors from 1950 to 1963. He then was a scout with the Baltimore Orioles (1964-1972), California Angels (1973-1977), Kansas City Royals (1978-???), and Atlanta Braves (???-2005). He was named Baseball America West Coast Scout of the Year in 1993. Among the notable players he signed were Bobby Grich, Doug DeCinces, Danny Jackson and Bret Saberhagen.

Kubski died in 2006 at age 90.

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1950	Kilgore Drillers	East Texas League	78-59	3rd	none	Lost in 1st round
1951	Lubbock Hubbers	West Texas-New Mexico League	21-16	4th	none	Lost in 1st round	replaced Don Moore (59-45) on August 5
1952	Sioux Falls Canaries	Northern League	73-48	2nd	Chicago Cubs	Lost League Finals
1953	Cedar Rapids Indians	Three-I League	20-33	--	Chicago Cubs	--	replaced by William Prince (43-32) on June 25
1954	Blackwell Broncos	Western Association		4th	Chicago Cubs	League Champs	replaced Joe Consoli on June 30
1955	Winnipeg Goldeyes	Northern League	70-56	3rd (t)	St. Louis Cardinals	Lost in 1st round
1956	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League	59-65	7th	Pittsburgh Pirates
1957	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League		--	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	replaced by Jack Paepke on July 7
1958	San Angelo Pirates	Sophomore League	61-59	3rd	Pittsburgh Pirates
1959	San Angelo/Roswell Pirates	Sophomore League		--	Pittsburgh Pirates	--	replaced by Joe Bauman on July 30
	Dubuque Packers	Midwest League		7th	Pittsburgh Pirates		replaced Syd Thrift on August 3
1960	Hobbs Pirates	Sophomore League	70-58	2nd	Pittsburgh Pirates	League Champs
1961	Hobbs Pirates	Sophomore League	77-48	1st	Pittsburgh Pirates	League Champs
1962	Kingsport Pirates	Appalachian League	31-38	4th	Pittsburgh Pirates	none
1963	Kingsport Pirates	Appalachian League	31-37	4th	Pittsburgh Pirates	none

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