BURBANK, Calif. -- George Genovese, a minor league shortstop and manager who became a scout for the San Francisco Giants and signed such future standouts as Bobby Bonds, George Foster and Gary Matthews, has died. He was 93.
He died Sunday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, near his longtime home in North Hollywood, the Giants said Monday.
Genovese had managed in the minors for a decade when the Giants assigned him to scout. He spent 30 years with the team, signing some 40 players who made the major leagues, including Jack Clark, Chili Davis, Dave Kingman, Matt Williams, Royce Clayton and Randy Moffitt, the brother of tennis star Billie Jean King.