hiː hˈɛlmd ðɪ ʌnɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd hjˈuːstən bˈʌfs ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ pˈɑːɹt ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ðˈɛn mˈænɪdʒd æt dˈʌbəlɐ ɪnðə dˈɑːdʒɚz ænd jˈæŋkiːz fˈɑːɹm sˈɪstəmz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹuː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
He helmed the unaffiliated Houston Buffs of the American Association for part of 1959, then managed at Double-A in the Dodgers' and Yankees' farm systems from 1960 through 1964.