
After a two-year big league playing career as a catcher fizzled, Paul Krichell turned to managing in the minors before embarking on a successful career as a scout.
Considered one of the greatest scouts in the game’s history, Krichell is best known for signing Lou Gehrig out of Columbia University. Krichell signed more than 200 players who went on to play professional baseball including many of the men who formed the Yankee dynasties.
In the collection is a letter from Krichell to Joe Devine, the Yankees’ chief scout on the West Coast. Dated February 21, 1933, the letter discusses an aspiring pitcher from Iowa.