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Braves' Paul Snyder Inducted into the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame

Published on June 16, 2013 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Charleston RiverDogs News Release


CHARLESTON, SC - Saying that he had a "great run," longtime amateur scouting director for the Atlanta Braves, Paul Snyder, was enshrined in the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame prior to the Charleston RiverDogs game against the Augusta GreenJackets at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park on Friday night.

"To see who is already in the Hall of Fame, it's just an honor to be associated with all those guys," said Snyder.

Flanked by former honorees Lon Joyce, Howard McCullough and Mike Toomey, with Rome Braves General Manager Mike Dunn representing the Braves organization, Snyder, who was joined by his wife, Peedee, was all smiles during the pregame ceremony.

"You have to step away from the game before you realize how great it is," he said.

"My favorite thing about scouting was talking every day with the other scouts," he elaborated. "Players change each year, but the guys you work with every day for 30-35 years are really what matter to me."

Criteria for induction includes a minimum of 20 years of pro scouting experience, with selection based on a combination of quantifiable success in the field, contributions made to the game in other areas of the sport whether professional or amateur, and importantly, their involvement and dedication to the local community that is honoring them through induction.

Snyder played an integral role in the rise and sustained dominance of the Atlanta Braves during the 1990s as the team's longtime amateur scouting director (1981-90; 1999-00), assistant to the general manager (1991-95; 2001-06), and director of player development (1977-80; 1996-98).* *In recognition of Snyder's career accomplishments, Baseball America named him one of the top 25 people in the game on the publication's 25th anniversary in 2006.

Snyder was born in Dallastown, Pa. He spent his entire 50-year professional baseball career in the Braves' organization, signing with them as an outfielder and first baseman in 1958 when the team was still based in Milwaukee.

Snyder managed Braves' farm clubs and scouted for them between 1963-72. In 1973, he joined the team's front office as assistant minor league administrator before taking the reins of the Braves' farm department in 1977. Working with then-general managers Bill Lucas and John Mullen, Snyder was a major architect of the Braves' strong early 1980s teams under manager Joe Torre.

When the Braves went through a prolonged rebuilding process after winning the 1982 National League West Division championship, Snyder, as the scouting director, assisted general manager Bobby Cox in drafting and developing the talent base - players such as Tom Glavine, Steve Avery, David Justice, Jeff Blauser and Chipper Jones - that served as the foundation for the Braves' string of first-place teams of the 1990s and the 1995 World Champions. He also served as top assistant to John Schuerholz when he took over the Atlanta front office after the 1990 season and performed a number of key functions in the Braves' baseball operations department in addition to working as scouting or player development director.

Snyder retired from the Braves after the 2007 season. In 2005 he was inducted into the Braves Museum & Hall of Fame, and in 2006 he was presented with the King of Baseball Award given by Minor League Baseball.

Charleston's Members in the Professional Scouts Hall of Fame

2013 - Paul Snyder, Braves

2012 - Bill Lajoie, Tigers

2011 - Mike Toomey, Royals

2010 - Jax Robertson, Pirates

2009 - Tom Burns, Blue Jays

Howard McCullough, Diamondbacks

2008 - Lon Joyce, Dodgers

Donny Rowland, Yankees

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