 He served as a scout and pitching instructor in the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins organization from the mid-1950s until they assigned him to replace Jack McKeon at the helm of the Atlanta Crackers in June 1964.In January 1974, Appleton died at St. Francis Hospital in Trenton, New Jersey, at the age of 69.He was buried at St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia, New Jersey.