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| Games | 2538 | |
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James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944, in Perrysburg, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball manager for the Detroit Tigers. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Perrysburg is a city in Wood County, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series championship in 1997. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The 1997 World Series featured the Cleveland Indians, who were playing in their second World Series in three years Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, With the Tigers' victory in the 2006 American League Championship Series, Leyland has become the seventh manager in history to win pennants in both the National and American Leagues. The 2006 American League Championship Series ( ALCS) was the second round of the 2006 American League playoffs it began on October 10 The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball 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 He is a 3-time Manager of the Year Award winner, twice in the National League (1990 and 1992), and once in the American League in 2006. 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 National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball 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
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Early career
Jim Leyland began his baseball career with the Tigers when they signed him as a catcher on September 21, 1963. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP He spent six seasons as a minor leaguer in the Tigers organization (1964-69) before serving as a coach with the Montgomery Rebels in 1970. Leyland then served as a coach for the Rocky Mount Leafs in the first half of the 1971 season before receiving his first managerial experience with the Bristol Tigers the same season. The Bristol White Sox are a Minor league baseball team in Bristol Virginia, USA. He managed for 11 seasons at the minor league level in the Tigers organization (1971-81), advancing to the postseason six times and claiming his respective league championship three times. Leyland was selected as the manager of the year in the Florida State League in both 1977 and 1978 and in the American Association in 1979. The Florida State League is a Class A Advanced Minor League Baseball league which operates in the state of Florida. This article refers to the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997
Leyland left the Tigers organization for the first time in 1982 when he became Tony La Russa's third base coach for four seasons (1982-85) with the Chicago White Sox, including the team's 1983 AL West division title, before being named the 33rd manager in Pittsburgh Pirates history on November 20, 1985. Anthony "Tony" La Russa Jr (ləˈɹuːsə born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Philadelphia Phillies (4-1 Rick Dempsey, The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St
Pittsburgh Pirates
He was the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1996. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP He won two Manager of the Year trophies with the Pirates in 1990 and 1992, and developed such All-Stars as Barry Bonds, Jay Bell, Tim Wakefield, Andy Van Slyke and Bobby Bonilla in Pittsburgh before a fire sale in the mid-1990s soured him with a new ownership. 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 Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, 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 Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. Jay Stuart Bell (b December 11, 1965 in Eglin AFB Florida) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and Second baseman Timothy Stephen Wakefield (born August 2, 1966 in Melbourne, Florida) is a Right-handed Knuckleball Pitcher Andrew James Van Slyke (born December 21, 1960, in Utica New York) is a retired American Major League Baseball Outfielder Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla (boʊˈniːjə born February 23, 1963 in The Bronx, New York) is a former player in Major In Professional sports, a fire sale occurs when a team trades many of its veteran players especially expensive star players to other teams for less expensive and Under Leyland, the Pirates went to the National League Championship Series in three straight seasons (1990, 1991, and 1992). The National League Championship Series was played between the Cincinnati Reds (91-71 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (95-67 with the Reds coming out on The 1991 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (94-68 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64 with the Braves coming out The 1992 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (98-64 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (96-66 from October The Pirates lost all three of those NLCS series, however, with the latter two going the full seven games against the Atlanta Braves. Although he has moved on in his career, he still keeps his home in Pittsburgh[1], where he met his wife and has raised two children. His wife, Katy Leyland has two kids, Pat and Kelly. They both go to Bishop Canagan High School. before that they went to St. Bernards, a christian school. They currently have 2 cats and some fish.
Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies
In 1997, he was hired by Wayne Huizenga to manage the Florida Marlins and promptly led them to the franchise's first championship. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Harry Wayne Huizenga (born December 29, 1937 in Evergreen Park Illinois) is the owner of 50% of the National Football League 's Miami Dolphins The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The Marlins, in only their fifth year of existence, became the fastest expansion franchise to win a World Series (a feat that has since been broken by the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks). Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona.
In the offseason, Huizenga dismantled the team in what became known as "the fire sale. In Professional sports, a fire sale occurs when a team trades many of its veteran players especially expensive star players to other teams for less expensive and " After Game 7, when asked about rumors that he may retire if Huizenga sold the team off, Leyland quipped, "My wife doesn't like me that much. I can't retire. " Leyland indeed remained as the manager, but resigned after a terrible 1998 season. Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr At his press conference, Leyland remarked that he thought his job was to win championships, but that apparently wasn't what Huizenga wanted. Leyland was subsequently hired by the Colorado Rockies for the 1999 season. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP
When he left managing after the 1999 season, he became a Pittsburgh-based scout for the St. Louis Cardinals; he was often seen sitting in the stands at PNC Park with fellow ex-Pirates manager Chuck Tanner. "Talent scout" redirects here For talent scouting in the music industry see A&R Professional sports scouts are trained talent The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St PNC Park is a Baseball park located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Charles William Tanner (born July 4, 1929 in New Castle Pennsylvania) is a former Left fielder and manager in Major League Baseball
Detroit Tigers
In 2005, Leyland returned to the franchise with which he spent the first 18 years of his professional baseball career, managing in the AL for the first time. Following the release of Alan Trammell as the manager of the Tigers on October 3, 2005, Leyland was immediately named a top contender to replace him for the 2006 season. Alan Stuart Trammell (born February 21, 1958 in Garden Grove California) is a retired American Baseball Shortstop of the Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success "It's well known that I interviewed with Philadelphia last winter, and I'd like to manage again," Leyland said in September 2005. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He was announced as the new Tigers manager just one day later.
In the 2006 regular season, Leyland guided the Tigers to a 95-67 record, the Tigers' best season since 1987. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St The Tigers entered the playoffs as a wild card, and went on to defeat the New York Yankees and sweep the Oakland Athletics on their way to winning the American League pennant. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Many people chose the Tigers to win the 2006 World Series, although they ultimately lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St In leading the team to the AL pennant, he became the seventh manager to win pennants in both major leagues, joining Joe McCarthy, Yogi Berra, Alvin Dark, Sparky Anderson, Dick Williams, and Tony La Russa. Joseph Vincent McCarthy ( April 21 1887 – January 13 1978) nicknamed "Marse Joe" was an American manager in Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12 1925 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager Alvin Ralph Dark (born January 7 1922 in Comanche Oklahoma) nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox" is a former Shortstop and manager George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins Richard Hirschfeld Williams (born May 7 1929 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Left fielder, Third baseman, manager, coach and Anthony "Tony" La Russa Jr (ləˈɹuːsə born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League After the 2006 season ended, Leyland was recognized with the Manager of the Year award for the third time in his career. 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 He became the third person to win the award in both leagues, joining Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox. Anthony "Tony" La Russa Jr (ləˈɹuːsə born October 4 1944, in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League Robert Joe "Bobby" Cox (born May 21 1941 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former Leyland also won The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award for the American League in 2006. The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and was given annually to one manager in As of the end of the 2006 season, Leyland's career managerial record is 1164-1198, a . 493 winning percentage.
On October 2, 2007, the Tigers extended Leyland's contract through the 2009 season. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [2].
Managerial record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Postseason | ||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1986 | 64 | 98 | . The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 395 | 6th in NL East | - | - | - | |
| 1987 | 80 | 82 | . The National League East Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions 494 | 4th in NL East | - | - | - | ||
| 1988 | 85 | 75 | . 531 | 2nd in NL East | - | - | - | ||
| 1989 | 74 | 88 | . 457 | 5th in NL East | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | 95 | 67 | . 586 | 1st in NL East | 2 | 4 | . 333 | Lost NLCS | |
| 1991 | 98 | 64 | . The National League Championship Series was played between the Cincinnati Reds (91-71 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (95-67 with the Reds coming out on 605 | 1st in NL East | 3 | 4 | . 429 | Lost NLCS | |
| 1992 | 96 | 66 | . The 1991 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (94-68 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64 with the Braves coming out 593 | 1st in NL East | 3 | 4 | . 429 | Lost NLCS | |
| 1993 | 75 | 87 | . The 1992 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (98-64 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (96-66 from October 463 | 5th in NL East | - | - | - | ||
| 1994 | 53 | 61 | . 465 | 3rd in NL Central | - | - | - | ||
| 1995 | 58 | 86 | . 403 | 5th in NL Central | - | - | - | ||
| 1996 | 73 | 89 | . 451 | 5th in NL Central | - | - | - | ||
| PIT Total | 851 | 863 | . 496 | 8 | 12 | . 400 | 3 Post-Season Appearances | ||
| Florida Marlins | 1997 | 92 | 70 | . The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. 568 | 2nd in NL East | 11 | 5 | . 688 | Won World Series. The 1997 World Series featured the Cleveland Indians, who were playing in their second World Series in three years |
| 1998 | 54 | 108 | . 333 | 5th in NL East | - | - | - | ||
| FLA Total | 146 | 178 | . 451 | 11 | 5 | . 688 | 1 Post-Season Appearance | ||
| Colorado Rockies | 1999 | 72 | 90 | . The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. 444 | 5th in NL West | - | - | - | |
| COL Total | 72 | 90 | . The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League. 444 | - | - | - | |||
| Detroit Tigers | 2006 | 95 | 67 | . The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 586 | 2nd in AL Central | 8 | 5 | . The American League Central is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball 's American League. 615 | Lost in World Series |
| 2007 | 88 | 74 | . The 2006 World Series, the 102nd edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 27, and The Detroit Tigers 2007 season ended with the Tigers finishing runner-up in the AL Central Division. 543 | 2nd in AL Central | |||||
| 2008 | 21 | 28 | . The Detroit Tigers 2008 season is the team's 108th season After being picked by many to win the Central Division, the Tigers started the season a 449 | ||||||
| DET Total | 188 | 150 | . 556 | 8 | 5 | . 615 | |||
| Total | 1,257 | 1,281 | . 495 | 27 | 22 | . 551 | |||
Trivia
- Jim Leyland is fairly notorious for his smoking habit (Marlboro Reds are his favorite), which he defends. 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. Marlboro is a brand of Cigarette made by Philip Morris USA (a branch of Altria) within the US and by Philip Morris International (now separate Leyland is often known to smoke in the dugout during games. More recently, as smoking has been banned in many major league stadiums, he smokes on the clubhouse ramp between innings. [3]
- Leyland referred to the 2006 Yankees, whom his Tigers defeated in the 2006 ALDS, as "Murderers' Row and then Canó" because of the Yankees' strong offensive lineup. Murderers’ Row is also the title of a 1962 novel by Donald Hamilton and a 1966 Motion picture, Murderers’ Row, based on the book starring Robinson José Canó (kaˈno born October 22, 1982, in) is a Second baseman in Major League Baseball, who currently plays for the New
- Leyland, a career . 222 hitter in the minor leagues, recently quipped that he "could've been inside the Duquesne Light Company, and it wouldn't have made a difference" in regard to the impact that lighting quality between minor and major league stadiums can have on a batter. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively
- Leyland is one of the few managers in Major League Baseball to wear cleats in the dugout.
- Since becoming manager of the Detroit Tigers in 2006, Leyland has rarely worn a standard Tigers jersey. He seems to prefer wearing a version of the batting practice jersey in the dugout.
- Leyland is known to occasionally take a round of batting practice himself. [4]
- Leyland has not selected a bench coach for his current Tigers team. In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team Third base coach Gene Lamont, whom Leyland has known for 40 years (dating back to their time as Tigers minor leaguers), usually handles those responsibilities. In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team Gene William Lamont (born December 25, 1946 in Rockford Illinois) is a former Catcher and manager in Major League Baseball If Leyland is ejected from a game, Lamont takes over the managerial duties. Lamont has also served as the Pittsburgh Pirates third base coach under Leyland from 1986-1991, and then again in 1996 before taking over the team from Leyland in 1997. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2006
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2007
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2008
Notes
- ^ Leyland awaiting Phillies' decision
- ^ The Official Site of The Detroit Tigers: News: Tigers sign Leyland through 2009
- ^ Michael Stephens (October 26, 2006). American League National League American League National League Other Years American League National League Other Years Rainouts May Not Bode Well For Leyland, Tigers. Retrieved on 2007-04-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
- ^ Notes: Ordonez nicked up, Jason Beck/MLB. com, April 15, 2007
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career managerial record
- "Why Isn't This Man Smiling?" - biographical article from ESPN. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. com
- Official Detroit Tigers biography
- Jim Leyland Ejection
- Satirical Jim Leyland Myth Website
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