Former general manager Roland Hemond died Sunday.

Hemond is also considered the architect of the Arizona Fall League, and he helped found the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation to provide assistance to longtime scouts needing special support. In 2011, he received the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the Baseball Hall of Fame’s board of directors to someone whose efforts enhanced baseball’s positive impact on society.

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My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Hemond took over both the White Sox and Orioles at low points. The White Sox posted a .346 winning percentage in 1970, the Orioles a .335 winning percentage in 1988. He built both the teams into contenders, although he was never able to take either to a World Championship.