| Gene Mauch | ||
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| Second Baseman/Manager | ||
| Born: November 18, 1925 | ||
| Died: August 8, 2005 (aged 79) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 18, 1944 for the Brooklyn Dodgers |
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| Final game | ||
| September 28, 1957 for the Boston Red Sox |
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| Career statistics | ||
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| R | 93 | |
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Gene William Mauch (November 18, 1925 – August 8, 2005; surname was a homonym of "mock") was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball best known for managing four teams from 1960 to 1987. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 by far the winningest manager to have never won a league pennant (breaking the record formerly held by Jimmy Dykes), three times coming within a single victory. James Joseph Dykes ( November 10 1896 - June 15 1976) was an American third and Second baseman, manager He managed the Philadelphia Phillies (1960-68), Montreal Expos (1969-75, Mauch was their inaugural manager), Minnesota Twins (1976-80), and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (1981-82, 1985-87). The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. His 1,902 career victories ranked 8th in major league history when he retired, and his 3,942 total games ranked 4th. His distinctive "small ball" style, which emphasized defense, speed and base-to-base tactics on offense rather than power hitting, drew praise for its focus on fundamentals of game play as well as criticism for its low scoring and failure to produce any championships. In the sport of Baseball, small-ball is an informal and colloquial term for an offensive strategy in which the batting team emphasizes placing runners on base and
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Early life
Born in Salina, Kansas, and raised in Los Angeles, California, Mauch was a strong advocate of "small ball", the emphasis on basic offensive fundamentals such as bunting, sacrifice plays, and other ways of advancing runners, as opposed to trying to score runs primarily through slugging. Salina (pronounced /səˈlaɪnə/) is a city in and the County seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West In the sport of Baseball, small-ball is an informal and colloquial term for an offensive strategy in which the batting team emphasizes placing runners on base and A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in Baseball or fastpitch softball. In Baseball statistics, slugging percentage (abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. His teams generally played in ballparks that were not friendly to home run hitters, which increased the effectiveness of this approach. While his teams occasionally featured power hitters such as Dick Allen, Rusty Staub and Reggie Jackson, they depended just as heavily on hitters adept at getting on base through contact hitting and patience at the plate, such as Rod Carew, and on strong defensive play by such stars as Bobby Grich and Bob Boone. For others with the same name see Richard Allen. Richard Anthony Allen (born March 8 1942, in Wampum Pennsylvania Daniel Joseph "Rusty" Staub (born April 1, 1944 in New Orleans Louisiana) was a Major League Baseball player for 23 seasons (1963–1985 Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18 1946) nicknamed " Mr In Baseball, the term contact hitter is used to describe a hitter who does not strike out often Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1,) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder for the Minnesota Twins and the former Robert Anthony "Bobby" Grich (born January 15, 1949, Muskegon Michigan) is an American former Major League Baseball Robert Raymond Boone (born November 19, 1947) is a former Catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who was a four-time All-Star
Renowned as an excellent manager of his bench, Mauch also had a reputation for provoking opposing teams with taunting, and of having a strong temperament that stressed himself and his teams excessively in the belief that he could win by sheer will (Halberstam, p. 304-306).
Managed his nephew Roy Smalley during his tenure with the Minnesota Twins. Roy Frederick Smalley III (born October 25, 1952 in Los Angeles California) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Smalley's father, Roy Sr., married Mauch's sister, Jolene. Roy Frederick Smalley Jr (born June 9, 1926 in Springfield Missouri) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball. Roy Sr. and Mauch grew up and played sandlot baseball together in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
Career
Philadelphia Phillies
Mauch came tantalizingly close to the World Series on three occasions. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In late September 1964, his Phillies had a record of 90-60, a 6½ game lead in the National League with 12 games left to play, and were starting a 7-game home stand. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP The 1964 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 82nd season for the franchise in Philadelphia The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Mauch decided to start his two pitching aces, Jim Bunning and Chris Short, in 7 of the last 10 games, 6 of those starts on 2 days rest (all of which they lost). James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former Pitcher in Major League Baseball Christopher Joseph "Style" Short ( September 19 1937 - August 1 1991) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher for The Phillies faded, losing 10 games in a row before winning their last 2 games) to finish one game behind the St. Louis Cardinals in a collapse infamously known as the "Phold. The St Louis Cardinals 1964 season was the team's 83rd season in St "
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
In 1982, his Angels team won the American League's Western Division, and won the first two games in a best-of-5 ALCS against the Milwaukee Brewers. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell The California Angels '''1982 season''' involved the Angels finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 93 wins and 69 losses The American League Championship Series was played between the Milwaukee Brewers and the California Angels from October 5 to The 1982 Milwaukee Brewers season resulted in the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball winning their first and only American League Championship. But Milwaukee came back to win three straight games and the AL pennant as he chose to start Tommy John and Bruce Kison, winners of the first two games, in Games 4 and 5 on 3 days' rest each. Thomas Edward John Jr (born May 22 1943 in Terre Haute Indiana) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 Bruce Eugene Kison (born February 18, 1950 in) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh And in 1986, the Angels again won the Western title, and led in the fifth game of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox, just one strike away from the Fall Classic, but Boston's Dave Henderson hit a home run off Angels reliever Donnie Moore to put the Red Sox ahead. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP The California Angels' '''1986 season''' was the franchise's 26th season and ended with the Angels losing the American League Championship Series in The 1986 American League Championship Series was a back-and-forth battle between the Boston Red Sox and the California Angels for the right to The 1986 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 1st in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses David Lee Henderson (born July 21 1958 in Merced California) nicknamed Hendu, is an American former Major League Donnie Ray Moore ( February 13, 1954 &ndash July 18, 1989) was an American Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball The Red Sox went on to win the game in extra innings as well as the remaining two games to take the Series, to deny Mauch in his last real chance to win a pennant. For the baseball procedure see Extra innings. For the TV subscription package see MLB Extra Innings.
Losing streaks
Compounding his ill-starred reputation as a manager, he was the skipper during two of the longest losing streaks in Major League history. His 1961 Phillies lost 23 in a row, one short of the Major League record. Headline Event of the Year Roger Maris hits 61 home runs breaking Babe Ruth 's record Regular season Season standings Roster Player stats Batting Note G = Games played AB = At Bats H = Hits Avg His expansion 1969 Expos lost 20 in a row before finally ending it, as Mauch had to endure media reminders of his teams' previous loss streaks in 1961 and 1964. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets The Montreal Expos participated in their first season in Major League Baseball
Playing and managing career overview
Mauch was suddenly forced to retire as manager of the Angels during spring training in 1988 at age 62 because of ill health, reportedly caused by his excessive cigarette smoking. The California Angels '''1988 season''' involved the Angels finishing 4th in the American League west with a record of 75 wins and 87 losses In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers Tobacco Smoking is the inhalation of smoke from burned dried or cured leaves of the Tobacco plant most often in the form of a Cigarette. The team's advance scout, Cookie Rojas, took command of the club. "Talent scout" redirects here For talent scouting in the music industry see A&R Professional sports scouts are trained talent Octavio Victor Rojas Rivas, better known as Cookie Rojas (born March 6, 1939 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball Seven years after his retirement as a manager, Mauch returned in 1995 as bench coach with the Kansas City Royals to assist Boone, who was in his first year as a big league skipper. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP The Kansas City Royals season was a season in American Baseball.
Mauch had played parts of nine seasons from 1944 to 1957 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Milwaukee Braves over New York Yankees (4-3 Lew Burdette, MVP The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. In 304 games and 737 at-bats, Mauch hit . 239, with 5 home runs and 62 RBIs, striking out 82 times.
He first became a manager at age 27 in 1953, when the Braves named him the playing skipper of their AA Atlanta Crackers farm team in the Southern Association. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game The Atlanta Crackers (distinct from the Atlanta Black Crackers) were Minor league baseball teams based in Atlanta Georgia between 1901 and 1965 In sports a farm team, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players with an The Southern Association was a higher-level Minor league in American organized Baseball from 1902 through 1961 From 1954-57, Mauch was strictly a player, first for the Pacific Coast League Los Angeles Angels, then the Red Sox. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. } The Los Angeles Angels were a Minor league baseball based in Los Angeles California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1957 In 1958-59, he managed the Bosox' AAA affiliate, the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association, reaching the Junior World Series each season, and winning the 1958 championship. The Minneapolis Millers were an American professional Minor league baseball team that played in Minneapolis Minnesota until 1960 This article refers to the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 The Junior World Series was the name given to a postseason series between champions of two of the three high- minor baseball leagues modeled on the World Series of He was slated to begin a third season as the Millers' boss in 1960 when, in mid-April, the Phillies chose him to replace Eddie Sawyer, who had resigned after the club's opening game of the regular season. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees (4-3 Bobby Richardson, Edwin Milby Sawyer ( September 10, 1910 — September 22, 1997) was an American manager and scout in Major
Death
Mauch died at age 79 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California from lung cancer. The Eisenhower Medical Center of Rancho Mirage California, USA is the Coachella Valley 's only not-for-profit hospital one of the top one hundred hospitals in the Rancho Mirage is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung.
Sources
- Halberstam, David, October 1964, Villard Books (1994), ISBN 0-679-41560-2
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - managing record and playing statistics
- Baseball Hall of Fame - 2008 Veterans Committee candidate profile
| Preceded by Eddie Sawyer |
Philadelphia Phillies Manager 1960-1968 |
Succeeded by Bob Skinner |
| Preceded by First Manager |
Montreal Expos Manager 1969-1975 |
Succeeded by Karl Kuehl |
| Preceded by Frank Quilici |
Minnesota Twins Manager 1976-1980 |
Succeeded by Johnny Goryl |
| Preceded by Jim Fregosi |
California Angels Manager 1981-1982 |
Succeeded by John McNamara |
| Preceded by John McNamara |
California Angels Manager 1985-1987 |
Succeeded by Cookie Rojas |
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