Alex Cosmidis was a minor league baseball infielder for eleven seasons and manager for eight, and he has been major league baseball scout since 1982. A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ...

Cosmidis grew up in Norfolk, Virginia and went to school at Illinois Wesleyan University where he played baseball. During this time, he was also on a semi pro team in Colerain, North Carolina. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox who assigned him to their farm team in Hot Springs, Arkansas where he earned co-MVP honors in the Cotton States League. His minor league playing career saw him in Waterloo, Iowa, Gastonia, North Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee playing for the local nines. He spent three years with the team in Dallas and set a Texas League fielding record of sixty-six errorless games at second base. In 1957, he was awarded the Rawlings Silver Glove trophy for best minor league second baseman. He spent a campaign with Portland in the Pacific Coast League and one with Rochester in the International League at the Triple-A level but never made it to the big leagues as a player. Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... Ames Library, located on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. ... A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid money to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the... Colerain is a town located in Bertie County, North Carolina. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sign from the city limits. ... In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ... Waterloo is the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. ... This articles section called Trivia does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... Nickname: Motto: Live Large. ... The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. ... The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ... Former President Jerry Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings (born 1947) is a longtime Ghanaian politician who served as the countrys president twice. ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ... The International League (IL) is a minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States and Canada. ...

After a knee injury in 1960, Cosmidis turned to managing. In 1961, his team from Salisbury won the Western Carolina League trophy. He also managed in Asheville, Salem, Appleton, and Lynchburg before rounding out his managerial career with the Kinston Eagles of the Carolina League in 1970. Image:Dtsalisbury1. ... Asheville City Hall. ... Salem is an independent city located in Virginia, bordered by the city of Roanoke and Roanoke County. ... Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players warming up before the June 9, 2006 game, in throwback Appleton Foxes uniforms. ... Former minor league baseball team located in Kinston, NC. The Kinston Eagles was a name used by the teams of Kinston on and off from 1925 to 1986. ... The Carolina League is a minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. ...

Cosmidis returned to baseball in 1982 as a scout for the California Angels. Since 1987, he has worked as a scout for the Chicago White Sox. His signees include Bryan Harvey, Roberto Hernandez, Ray Durham and James Baldwin. Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 11, 26, 29, 30, 42, 50 Name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–present) Anaheim Angels (1997-2004) California Angels (1965-1996) Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) Ballpark Angel Stadium of Anaheim (2004–present) a. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bryan Stanley Harvey (born June 2, 1963 Soddy-Daisy, TN - ) was a pitcher with a 9 year career from 1987 to 1995. ... Roberto Manuel Hernández Rodríguez (b. ... Ray Durham (born November 30, 1971, in Charlotte, North Carolina), nicknamed The Sugarman, is a second baseman in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants. ... James Baldwin may refer to: James Baldwin (schoolbook editor and author) (1841–1925) James Baldwin (writer) (1924–1987) James Baldwin (baseball player) (born 1971) J. Baldwin (born 1934), industrial designer, author, educator James Mark Baldwin (1861–1934), philosopher and psychologist James Baldwin (abolitionist), early American Abolitionist This human name article...

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