William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter (born May 23, 1956 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida) is a former professional baseball player and manager. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. DeFuniak Springs is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each His most recent managerial position was with the Texas Rangers from 2002-2006. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Showalter, whose father was a high-school coach and principal, moved with his family to the tiny sawmill town of Century, Florida, in the late 50s. Century is a town in Escambia County, Florida, United States. In those days, the community's most popular summertime activity was a thriving Little League program that became even more popular in the early 60s -- hundreds of townspeople showed up for every game night -- following the construction of a very fine playing facility with high-powered lighting for night games. It is perhaps of note that the new scoreboard was placed just a few feet from the Showalter family's back fence. Showalter's first real competitive baseball, vigorously cheered on by his family and much of the town, was played on that field.
He played college baseball at Mississippi State University, where he was an All-American who batted . Mississippi State University is a Land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 459 in 1977. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, He was selected by the New York Yankees in the fifth round of the draft, and spent seven seasons in the Yankees' minor league system where he had a career average of . The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North 294 with 17 home runs and 36 RBIs. Showalter never played in the majors with the Yankees in part because he played first base, the same position as Yankee great Don Mattingly. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Donald Arthur Mattingly (nicknamed " Donnie Baseball " and " The Hit Man " (born April 20, 1961) is the Los Angeles Dodgers According to interviews with Buck, he has said it was around this time he was given the nickname "Buck", as he tended to hang out in the locker room "Buck" naked.
While Showalter didn't have an impressive playing career, he had a knack for the mental part of baseball and was hired as manager of the single-A minor league Oneonta Yankees in 1985, leading them to 114 victories in two seasons. The Oneonta Tigers are a Minor league baseball team from Oneonta New York. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St In 1987, he became manager of the minor league Fort Lauderdale Yankees, leading the league with an 85-53 record in his first season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St By 1989, Showalter was with the double-A Albany-Colonie Yankees of the Eastern League, where he was named Minor League Manager of the Year. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, The Albany A's are a defunct minor league Baseball team They played in the Eastern League at Heritage Park in Colonie New York. The Eastern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio
In 1990, Showalter was promoted to the coaching staff of the New York Yankees, and eventually succeeded Stump Merrill as the team's manager for the 1992 season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Carl "Stump" Merrill (born February 15 1944 in Brunswick Maine) is a former manager in Major League Baseball who served Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1992 in athletics (track and field Marathon August During his four years as the Yankees' skipper, the team posted a record of 313-268, finishing first during the strike-shortened 1994 season, thereby being named by the Associated Press as the American League Manager of the Year and became the 1995 American League manager for the All-Star Game . The 1994 Major League baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in Baseball history as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager The Yankees won the AL wild card in 1995, participating in the playoffs for the first time since 1981; but as so many Yankee managers before him, there was personal animosity between Showalter and team owner George Steinbrenner, and he was forced out in favor of Joe Torre. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Rocky River Ohio) is an American Billionaire businessman and the principal Joseph Paul Torre (ˈtɔɹi born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn New York) is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major The Yankees won the World Series the following year. The 1996 World Series matched the defending champion Atlanta Braves against the New York Yankees, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first
During 1995, he made comments that criticised Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr. for wearing his cap backwards, calling it "Bush League. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. George Kenneth "Ken" Griffey Jr (born November 21 1969 in Donora Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball Center fielder for the Chicago " He also said that Griffey should quit acting like such a "tweebaree. " When pressed for a definition of "tweebaree," Showalter flew into an expletive filled rage.
In 1996, Showalter was quickly hired by the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks two years before the team was scheduled to begin play in order to take a more active role in developing the eventual roster. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona. In the Diamondbacks' first season (1998), Showalter managed the team to a 65-97 record; but following numerous off-season player acquisitions which included Randy Johnson, Armando Reynoso, Todd Stottlemyre and Steve Finley, Showalter managed the team to a 100-62 record, the best in the National League's Western Division. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in Armando Martin Reynoso Gutierrez (born May 1 1966 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico) is a former right-handed Starting pitcher in Todd Vernon Stottlemyre (born May 20 1965 in Yakima Washington) is a former right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Steven Allen Finley (born March 12, 1965, in Union City Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League. However, following a mediocre third season, the Diamondbacks fired Showalter, leaving his 3-year record at 250-236. Just as the Yankees did after replacing him, the Diamondbacks won the World Series the following year (coincidentally defeating the Yankees). The 2001 World Series (the "November Series") took place between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees.
After a few years as an analyst on ESPN, Buck Showalter was hired as manager of the Texas Rangers on October 11, 2002, following an abysmal last-place season under manager Jerry Narron. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Jerry Austin Narron (born January 15 1956 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States) is a former Catcher in In his first season with the Rangers, Showalter managed the team to a 71-91 record - again in last place; but following the high-profile, off-season trade which sent Alex Rodriguez to the Yankees, Showalter's Rangers jumped out to a surprising, early-season record of 17-9 by early May of the 2004 season. Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27 1975 in New York New York) commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is an American Third baseman for the Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Rangers stayed in playoff contention for most of the season, performing far better than most had predicted. The Rangers failed to make the playoffs, finishing third in the contentious AL West, though Showalter was again named Manager of the Year. The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball 's American League. For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager In Showalter's 4 years with the Rangers, the team failed to finish better than third (of four teams) in the AL West. The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball 's American League. He was fired as manager on October 4, 2006.
Showalter is currently a senior advisor to baseball operations for the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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New York Yankees Manager 1992–1995 |
Succeeded by Joe Torre |
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Arizona Diamondbacks Manager 1998–2000 |
Succeeded by Bob Brenly |
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Texas Rangers Manager 2003—2006 |
Succeeded by Ron Washington |
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American League Manager of the Year 1994 2004 |
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