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American baseball executive and scout (1927–2021)

For the producer, see [Art Stewart (producer)](/source/Art_Stewart_(producer)).

Art Stewart Born Arthur Stewart (1927-02-06)February 6, 1927 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died November 11, 2021(2021-11-11) (aged 94) Occupation Baseball scout Organizations New York Yankees Kansas City Royals

**Arthur Stewart** (February 6, 1927 – November 11, 2021) was an American [baseball](/source/Baseball) front-office executive and [scout](/source/Scout_(sport)). He began his [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) (MLB) scouting career with the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) in 1953. He later joined the [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals) in 1969, becoming its scouting director in 1984, before serving as senior advisor to the general manager from 1997 until his death.[1]

## Early life

Stewart was born in [Chicago](/source/Chicago) on February 6, 1927.[1] His father died when he was four years old. Stewart turned down minor league contracts offered by [George Sisler](/source/George_Sisler) and [George Moriarty](/source/George_Moriarty), opting to coach [semi-pro](/source/Semi-professional_sports) baseball instead. Twenty-eight players coached by Stewart eventually signed professional contracts, drawing the attention of the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees).[2]

## Career

### New York Yankees

Stewart was hired as a territorial [scout](/source/Scout_(sports)) by the Yankees in 1953.[1][3] He was trained by Yankee scout [Lou Maguolo](/source/Lou_Maguolo).[4] He scouted, suggested and signed many players for the Yankees. Working as the organization's Midwest scouting supervisor,[1] the first player Stewart discovered and steered to the Yankees was pitcher [Jim Bouton](/source/Jim_Bouton), who had not attracted any interest from major league teams while in high school.[5] Bouton eventually played seven seasons with the Yankees and was selected an [All Star in 1963](/source/1963_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game), the year when he [won](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher) 21 games.[6]

### Kansas City Royals

Stewart served in multiple roles for the [Kansas City Royals](/source/Kansas_City_Royals) after joining the MLB expansion franchise in 1969.[1][7] He was appointed as director of scouting in 1984 and served in that capacity until 1997,[1][7] while having the responsibility of Player Development from 1986 to 1987.[7] He later became the senior special assistant to general manager in 1998, before serving as senior advisor to the general manager until his death.[7][8] Seventy players that Stewart drafted went on to play in MLB. They include [Bo Jackson](/source/Bo_Jackson), [Kevin Appier](/source/Kevin_Appier), [Brian McRae](/source/Brian_McRae), [Mike Sweeney](/source/Mike_Sweeney), [Johnny Damon](/source/Johnny_Damon), [Joe Randa](/source/Joe_Randa) and [Carlos Beltrán](/source/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n).[9][10]

Stewart was the longest tenured Royals associate at the time of his death, having served 52 seasons with the organization.[11] He was inducted into the Kansas City Royals [Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame) on June 28, 2008,[12][9] becoming the 23rd member of the elite group.[8] That same year, he was conferred the Midwest Scout of the Year Award by the Scout of the Year Foundation.[1] He was later inducted into the [Missouri Sports Hall of Fame](/source/Missouri_Sports_Hall_of_Fame) as a contributor in 2016.[2]

## Author

Stewart co-authored a book, *The Art of Scouting*, with Kansas City newspaper writer Sam Mellinger in 2014.[13] In an interview with Dick Kaegel of MLB.com on October 17, 2014, as the Royals advanced to their first World Series appearance since 1985, Stewart recounted a story from his [Chicago](/source/Chicago) childhood: "When I was 8 or 9 years old, playing ball as a kid, my mother said, 'You know, you're going to be in professional baseball someday.' I said, 'What do you mean, Mom?' She said, 'Because you were born on Feb. 6, [Babe Ruth](/source/Babe_Ruth)'s birthday, in 1927, the same year that he hit 60 home runs.' She was right. Talk about scouting!"[14]

## Personal life

Stewart married his first wife, Donna Wakely, during the 1960s. They met at a baseball game while he was scouting and remained married for almost 50 years until her death in 2008.[15] Together, they had one child, Dawn.[1] He later married Rosemary, to whom he was originally [engaged](/source/Engagement) to in 1959. They reunited at the Lutheran church in his hometown where they had first met almost 50 years before.[15] They resided in [Racine, Wisconsin](/source/Racine%2C_Wisconsin), during his later years and remained married until his death.[10][1] He died on November 11, 2021, at the age of 94.[11][1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-MLB_obit_1-9) Rogers, Anne (November 11, 2021). ["Royals mourn passing of scout Art Stewart"](https://www.mlb.com/news/royals-scout-art-stewart-dies). *MLB.com*. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MSHOF_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MSHOF_2-1) ["Art Stewart"](https://mosportshalloffame.com/inductees/4878/). Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [The Art of scouting Royals' Stewart has amassed talent, lots of stories](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=KC&p_theme=kc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF48E2638DEAE0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM), By JOE POSNANSKI, Published on 2000-12-03, Page D1, Kansas City Star, The (MO), Search The Kansas City Star Archive

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Posnanski, Joe (2001). *The Good Stuff: Columns about the Magic of Sports*. Kansas City, MO: Kansas City Star Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Nathanson, Mitchell (May 1, 2020). [*Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original*](https://books.google.com/books?id=lubWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA30). University of Nebraska Press. p. 30. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781496217707](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781496217707).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Jim Bouton Statistics and History"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boutoji01.shtml). *Baseball-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Retrieved November 14, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-titles_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-titles_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-titles_7-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-titles_7-3) ["Titles of Art Stewart"](http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/execdb/showperson.php?idx=StewaAr01&fname=Art&lname=Stewart). www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved August 10, 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-royals.mlblogs_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-royals.mlblogs_8-1) ["Royals Hall of Fame Class of 2008: Art Stewart"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081002040513/http://royals.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/01/royals_hof_clas.html). royals.mlblogs.com. Archived from [the original](http://royals.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/01/royals_hof_clas.html) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pressrelease1_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pressrelease1_9-1) ["Art Stewart selected to Royals Hall of Fame"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110615130736/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080129&content_id=2359107&vkey=pr_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc). *[MLB.com](/source/MLB.com)*. Archived from [the original](http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080129&content_id=2359107&vkey=pr_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc) on June 15, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MLB_bio_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MLB_bio_10-1) ["Art Stewart – Senior Advisor to the General Manager"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211113230040/https://www.mlb.com/royals/team/front-office/art-stewart). *MLB.com*. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from [the original](https://www.mlb.com/royals/team/front-office/art-stewart) on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AP_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AP_11-1) Skretta, Dave (November 11, 2021). ["Longtime Royals baseball scout Art Stewart dies at 94"](https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-dayton-moore-carlos-beltran-new-york-yankees-28b161f517c71553c4a84af49f3a9f7b). *Associated Press*. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pressrelease2_12-0)** ["Art Stewart Royals Hall of Fame induction ceremony set for June 28"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110519183646/http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080613&content_id=2907121&vkey=pr_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc). *[MLB.com](/source/MLB.com)*. Archived from [the original](http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080613&content_id=2907121&vkey=pr_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc) on May 19, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Stewart, Art (2014). *The Art of Scouting : seven decades chasing hopes and dreams in major league baseball*. Olathe, KS: Ascend Books. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780991275618](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780991275618). Contributors: George Brett, Sam Mellinger

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Kaegel, Dick (October 17, 2014). ["Scouting Royals has been an Art form"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211113234324/https://www.mlb.com/news/longtime-scout-art-stewart-has-seen-it-all-with-royals/c-98871676). *MLB.com*. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from [the original](https://www.mlb.com/news/longtime-scout-art-stewart-has-seen-it-all-with-royals/c-98871676) on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Mellinger_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Mellinger_15-1) Mellinger, Sam (November 11, 2021). ["My tribute to Art Stewart, a friend and KC Royals baseball icon who lived his best life"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211111211855/https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sam-mellinger/article255733916.html). *[The Kansas City Star](/source/The_Kansas_City_Star)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sam-mellinger/article255733916.html) on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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