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King of Baseball Roland Hemond to be Honored at the Renegades

July 19, 2004 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


FISHKILL, NY (July 16, 2004) - The Hudson Valley Renegades, Class A Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, announced today that Roland Hemond will be honored at Dutchess Stadium, July 26th, when the Renegades play the Staten Island Yankees.

Roland Hemond, one of the most respected and experienced executives in baseball, currently serves as executive advisor to General Manager Ken Williams and the Chicago White Sox.

Hemond, a three-time winner of Major League Baseball's Executive of the Year award, brings over 50 years of professional baseball experience to his position, including 24 seasons as a general manager with the White Sox (1970-85) and Baltimore Orioles (1988-95) and five seasons as a senior executive vice president with the Arizona Diamondbacks (1996-2000).

Hemond advises and assists Williams and represents the White Sox in a number of ways. Not only a valuable asset in the daily operation of the baseball department, he is a nationally recognized ambassador of the game and a highly sought after speaker. Hemond's professionalism, friendliness and willingness to contribute ideas and advice are attributes unmatched in the industry.

During his first stint with the White Sox, Hemond was named executive of the year in 1972 and 1983. The 1972 Sox, featuring Hemond acquisition Dick Allen and manager Chuck Tanner went 87-67 for the franchise's first winning record in five seasons. The 1983 club went 99-83 and won the American League West Division title by 20.0 games, then a record for largest winning margin.

While with Baltimore in 1989, Hemond was tabbed executive of the year for the third time after the Orioles improved 32.5 games from the previous season. The 1992 Orioles made a 22.0-game improvement in the standings. Hemond left Baltimore after the 1995 campaign to work with the expansion Diamondbacks.

During his stints with the White Sox and Orioles, Hemond negotiated 135 trades involving 428 players. Hemond was honored by Minor League Baseball for his longtime dedication and service to the game as the 2001 "King of Baseball." Hemond's baseball career began in 1951 as a front office member of the Eastern League's Hartford Chiefs. He also worked with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves from 1952-60 before being hired as scouting and farm director of the Los Angeles Angels in 1961.

Hemond remained in that capacity until joining the Sox in 1970. At the same time, the White Sox hired Tanner, who had served as manager of the Angels Class AAA team in Hawaii while Hemond was with California. The Hemond/Tanner tandem proved potent, as the Sox finished third and second in their first two seasons with the Sox. While with the Sox, Hemond worked for three different ownership groups, John Allyn, Bill Veeck and Jerry Reinsdorf. Hemond left the Sox in 1985 and spent two years working for the Commissioner's office in New York before joining the Orioles.

Hemond was recently elected president of the Association of Professional Ballplayers of America (APBPA), a non-profit organization that helps former and current players and baseball personnel in need. He had served as first vice president of the APBPA for the last three years. Along with Dennis Gilbert and scouts Dave Yoakum (White Sox) and Harry Minor (Mets), Hemond helped found the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation to provide assistance to long-time scouts who are in need of special support.

Hemond is a native of Central Falls, R.I. He and his wife, Margo, have five children: Susan, Tere, Robert, Jay and Ryan, and three grandchildren: Taylor, Natalie and Zane. Margo's father is John Quinn, a former major-league general manager for 28 years. Her brother Bob served stints as general manager of the Yankees, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants, and her brother Jack was president of the NHL's St. Louis Blues after serving as general manager for the Pacific Coast League's Hawaii Islanders and Vancouver Mounties. Hemond's son, Bob, is part owner of the Class AAA Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League. The Hemonds reside in Phoenix and Chicago.

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