| Don Zimmer | ||
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| Born: January 17, 1931 Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| July 2, 1954 for the Brooklyn Dodgers |
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| October 2, 1965 for the Washington Senators |
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| Batting average | . Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 235 | |
| Home runs | 91 | |
| Run batted in | 352 | |
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Donald William Zimmer (born January 17, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former infielder, manager, and a coach in Major League Baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees (4-3 Bobby Richardson, Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National 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 Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters He is currently serving as a senior advisor to the Tampa Bay Rays baseball organization. The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St
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Playing career
Zimmer, nicknamed "Zim" and sometimes "Popeye", began his career in 1949 at Cambridge of the (Maryland) Eastern Shore League. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The Eastern Shore Baseball League was a Class D Minor league baseball league that operated on the Delmarva Peninsula for parts of three different decades He then played in Hornell, New York, Elmira, New York, Mobile, Alabama, and finally St. Paul, Minnesota before making it to the Major Leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954. Hornell is a City in Steuben County, New York, United States. Elmira is a City in Chemung County, New York, USA. It is the principal city of the 'Elmira New York Metropolitan Statistical Area Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Artistic Gymnastics 1954 World Championships Men's all-around champion Viktor Chukarin, USSR Women's Zimmer's rise to the Major Leagues was amazing considering he nearly died after being hit with a pitch while with St. Paul in 1953. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game He was beaned again in 1956 but he persevered.
In the Major Leagues, Zimmer remained with the Los Angeles Dodgers after their move west in 1958, then playing for the Chicago Cubs, the first New York Mets team in 1962, and the Cincinnati Reds; he returned briefly to the Dodgers in 1963, before finishing his career with the Washington Senators. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3 Bob Turley, MVP The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The 1962 season is perhaps most notable for the dismal 40-120 record of the New York Mets, which has been a continuing source of humor among baseball fans as well as comedians such as The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft
In 12 seasons, Zimmer played 1095 games. Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has He compiled 773 hits, 91 home runs, 352 RBI, 45 stolen bases and a . In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate 235 batting average. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively He played in the World Series with the Dodgers in 1955 and 1959, and was selected to the National League All-Star team in 1961. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1955 World Series matched the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in 7 games to capture their first championship The 1959 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers beating the American League champion Chicago White Sox, The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Athletics Marathon August 12 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner
Although he had a low batting average, Zimmer was a fine infielder, willing to fill in at third base, shortstop, and second base. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that He also caught 33 games in his final season with Washington in 1965. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Fred Lorenzen wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship In 1966, his last year as an active player, Zimmer played in Japan with the Toei Flyers. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Coaching and managing career
After his retirement, Zimmer managed in the minor leagues until 1971 when he joined the Montreal Expos as third base coach. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of He took a similar job with the San Diego Padres in 1972, but after only 11 games he was called on to replace Preston Gomez as manager. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Preston Gómez (born April 20 1923 in Central Preston Cuba as Pedro W
After being fired by the Padres at the close of the 1973 campaign, he served as the third-base coach for the Boston Red Sox for 2½ seasons. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Working under skipper Darrell Johnson, Zimmer's tenure included a memorable event during Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. Darrell Dean Johnson ( August 25 1928 - May 3 2004) was an American Major League Baseball Catcher, coach The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Boston had the bases loaded and none out in the home half of the ninth inning. A soft fly to left field was too shallow to score the winning run, but baserunner Denny Doyle thought Zimmer's shouts of "No! No! No!" were actually "Go! Go! Go!" He ran for home, and was thrown out at the plate. Robert Dennis Doyle (born January 17, 1943 in Glasgow Kentucky) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played That play, and Dwight Evans' brilliant catch off Joe Morgan in extra innings, set up Carlton Fisk's classic, game-winning home run. Dwight Michael Evans (born November 3, 1951 in Santa Monica California) nicknamed "Dewey" is a former Right fielder and Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who was inducted into Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26 1947 in) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher who played for 24 years with the Boston Red Sox
The 1976 Red Sox never got on track under Johnson, and he was fired in July. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Zimmer was named acting, then permanent, manager and he led them to winning record, but a disappointing third-place finish in the AL East. The American League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions The Red Sox would win more than 90 games in each of Zimmer's three full seasons (1977-79) as manager, only the second time they had pulled off this feat since World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All His 1978 team won 99 games, still the fourth-best record in franchise history. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP
However, he is best remembered among Red Sox fans for the team's dramatic collapse during the 1978 season. Red Sox Nation refers to the fans of the Boston Red Sox. The phrase "Red Sox Nation" was first coined by Boston Globe After leading the American League East by as many as 10 games, the Red Sox stumbled in August. They recovered long enough to build a four-game cushion on the surging New York Yankees. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. However, in a four-game series in early September, that lead evaporated; the Yankees blew out the Red Sox in a series still known as "the Boston Massacre. "
The Red Sox spent the last month of the season trading first place with the Yankees, forcing a one-game playoff on October 2. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule In that game, the Yankees triumphed on a legendary home run by Bucky Dent over the Fenway Park Green Monster. Bucky Dent (born November 25, 1951) born Russell Earl O'Dey, is an American former Major League Baseball player and manager The Green Monster is the nickname of the thirty-seven-foot two-inch (11
During this stretch, Zimmer made several questionable personnel moves. He never got along with lefthanded starting pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee. William Francis Lee III (born December 28, 1946) (nicknamed " Spaceman " is an American athlete and retired Major For example, he gave the starting assignment in the last game of the "Massacre" to Bobby Sprowl, who had only been called up from Class AAA Pawtucket a few days earlier. Robert John Sprowl ( April 14, 1956 in Sandusky Ohio) is a retired professional baseball player who was a Pitcher in the Major Leagues Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Pawtucket Red Sox (known colloquially as the PawSox) are the Minor league baseball Triple-A affiliates of the Boston Red Sox and belong to In doing so, he passed over both Lee and Luis Tiant, both of whom dominated the Yankees during their careers (Lee, for example, won 12 out of 17 decisions against the Yankees in 10 years with Boston). Luis Tiant (/luˈis tiˈant/ born November 23, 1940 ? in Marianao, Cuba) (then part of Havana Province, born Luis Clemente Tiant Sprowl allowed four walks, one hit and one run; he didn't make it out of the first inning and made only three more major-league starts.
Zimmer also penciled Fisk, the team's longtime starting catcher, into the lineup 154 times (out of 162 games)-- a shocking number for a catcher even today. Fisk complained of sore knees for much of this stretch and missed most of the next season with a sore arm. Finally, Zimmer kept third baseman Butch Hobson in the lineup, even though Hobson's elbow miseries (he had floating bone chips which he frequently rearranged before coming to the plate) made it impossible for him to hit for power or average, or throw accurately. Clell Lavern "Butch" Hobson Jr (born August 17 1951 in Tuscaloosa Alabama) is a former Third baseman and manager in Hobson made error after error, until finally Zimmer called on Jack Brohamer to replace him; with Brohamer at third, Boston won its last eight games of the regular season to force a tie with the Yankees. John Anthony Brohamer Jr (born February 26, 1950 in Maywood, California) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman from But they lost the playoff game on Dent's homer.
Zimmer then managed the Texas Rangers, coached three stints with the Yankees, coached for the San Francisco Giants and coached and managed the Cubs – leading them to the NL Eastern Division title in 1989 – before returning to Boston for one season as a coach (under manager Hobson) in 1992. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP
Zimmer was on the first coaching staff of the expansion Colorado Rockies in 1993. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1993 in athletics (track and field Marathon In 1996, he joined the Yankees as their bench coach for their run of four World Series titles. Athletics Decathlon Best Year Performance * &ndash 8824 points Marathon In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team In 1999, Zimmer filled in for Manager Joe Torre while Torre was recuperating from prostate cancer. Zimmer went 21-15 while guiding the Yankees during Torre's absence. This record however, is credited to Torre's managerial record. Many fans know him for his "brawl" with Pedro Martínez in the 2003 American League Championship Series. A bench-clearing brawl, sometimes known as a basebrawl, is a form of ritualistic fighting that occurs in sports most notably Baseball and Ice hockey, in Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for the The 2003 American League Championship Series was played between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees from October 8 to He was also once hit by a sharply hit foul ball batted by Yankee second baseman Chuck Knoblauch. Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch (ˈnɔbˌlɑk born July 7 1968 in Houston Texas) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played The next game, Zimmer wore an army helmet with the word "ZIM" painted on the side and the Yankees logo stenciled on the front. Currently, Zimmer is a senior advisor for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St His role includes assisting the team during spring training and during home games. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season.
Overall, Zimmer won 906 Major League games as a manager. With the Cubs, he was named Manager of the Year in 1989. 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 Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Igor Korobchinsky, USSR As of the 2007 season, he is the last former Brooklyn Dodger still serving on the field in some capacity. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball
Other information
Zimmer has written 2 books, Zim: A Baseball Life, and The Zen of Zim, that describe his life in baseball, as a player, manager, and coach. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations
On April 18, 2006, the Boston-based magazine Phoenix gave Zimmer the title of "29th unsexiest male celebrity". [1]
He likes to brag that he had never drawn a paycheck outside of baseball.
Every year, Zimmer increments his uniform number by one to match the number of years he has worked in baseball. During the 2007 season he wore #59. [2]
See also
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career playing statistics and managing record
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