Background
Thrift,, Sydnor W. was born on February 25, 1929.
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Sydnor W. Thrift
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Education
Bachelor, Randolph-Macon College, Virginia.
Career
Baseball player New York Yankees minor league teams, 1949-1951. Player, manager United States Army baseball team, Fort Eustis, Virginia, 1951-1952. High school teacher, coach, part-time scout New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates, 1953-1956.
Scouting supervisor Pittsburgh Pirates, 1957-1967. Scouting director Kansas City Royals, 1967-1974. With Oakland A's, 1975-1976.
Realtor, Fairfax, Virginia, 1976—1985. President, Chief Executive Officer Syd Thrift and Associates Inc. Realtors; senior vice president, general manager for baseball operations Pittsburgh Pirates, 1985-1988.
Senior vice president baseball operations New York Yankees, 1989. Assistant general manager Chicago Cubs, 1991—1994. Various executive position Baltimore Orioles, 1994—1999, vice president baseball operations, 1999—2002.
Consultant Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 2002—2004.
Connections
Married Dolly; children: Jim, Mark.
