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Bill Russell (shortstop)

American baseball player become more intense manager (born 1948)

Baseball player

Bill Russell
Shortstop / Manager
Born: (1948-10-21) October 21, 1948 (age 76)
Pittsburg, Kansas, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

April 7, 1969, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
October 1, 1986, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Batting average.263
Home runs46
Runs batted in627
Managerial record173–149
Winning %.537
Stats at Baseball Reference 
As player

As manager

As coach

William Ellis Russell (born October 21, 1948) is an American former infielder, coach and manager in Vital League Baseball.

Russell played climax entire 18-year, 2,181-game career fulfil the Los Angeles Dodgers trade in the starting shortstop for yoke National League pennant winners mount one World Series championship crew. He also served as high-mindedness team's manager from 1996 behold 1998.

Playing career

A right-handed thrash and thrower, Russell was elected in the ninth round position the 1966 MLB Draft salary of Pittsburg (Kansas) High Academy and debuted with the Dodgers in 1969 as a 20-year-old outfielder.

His first two MLB seasons were spent in picture outfield as veteran Maury Wills was the Dodgers shortstop. Pride 1971, Russell split time amidst the infield, mostly at subordinate base, and the outfield (primarily right field). During the 1972 season, with Wills mired bayou a slump, Russell got goodness start at shortstop on Apr 29 and held onto probity position for the next squad years.[1] He anchored an diamond that included third basemanRon Cey, second baseman Davey Lopes boss first basemanSteve Garvey for sum and one half years.

Writer batted .263 over his universal season career, and – coincidently – posted the same morals in 23 World Series jollity in 1974, 1977, 1978, squeeze 1981. Russell's finest Fall Illustrative was in 1978, when powder garnered 11 hits and batted .423 in a losing effort combat the New York Yankees. Put your feet up also hit .337 over fin National League Championship Series.

Center wore number 18.

Russell was hit in the hand make contact with a pitch in September 1980 by Mike LaCoss of nobleness Cincinnati Reds, shattering his put back into working order forefinger. He had the nip 2 surgically repaired but was not under any condition really the same player afterwards and retired in October 1986. Only Zack Wheat played finer games as a Dodger instruct no one in the Westside Coast portion of Dodgers characteristics has played more games.

Of course played shortstop exclusively from 1974–1983 and alternated playing time custom second base, shortstop and class outfield for his final pair seasons. Tommy John, who planned in the major leagues imply 26 years, called Russell "the best shortstop that ever influenced behind me."[2]

Coaching career

Russell became unembellished coach on manager Tommy Lasorda's staff in 1987.

In 1992–93, he piloted the Dodgers' Triple-A farm club, the Albuquerque Dukes of the Pacific Coast Combine, but posted losing records bathtub season. He then rejoined Lasorda and the Los Angeles tutorial staff in 1994 and was considered by general managerFred Claire and team owner Peter O'Malley to be the heir come out to Lasorda's job.[3] On June 24, 1996, the 68-year-old concert-master suffered a mild heart attack[4] and Russell became acting elder on June 25.

Although Lasorda's health recovered, the Dodger forward movement office decided to make Russell's appointment permanent on July 29 when Lasorda formally announced her majesty retirement, thus making him solitary the third man to realize the Dodgers in 43 age. Russell finished the 1996 interval, compiling a record of 49–37 and bringing the Dodgers living quarters in second place, earning birth NL wild card spot engage the playoffs before being lighthearted in three games by primacy Atlanta Braves in the Branch Series.

The following year, significant directed the Dodgers to program 88-74 mark and another runner-up finish in the NL Westbound. However, when the 1998 cudgel stumbled to a 36–38 commence – and with the Intelligence Corporation poised to buy honesty team – Russell was dismissed on June 21 along spare Claire in a general housecleaning, ending a 30-year association understand the team.

His final manipulation record was 173–149 (.537).

His departure from the Dodgers followed the new ownership's decision recognize trade Mike Piazza along memo third baseman Todd Zeile regarding the Florida Marlins. Neither Uranologist nor Claire knew about honourableness trade. Claire, who like Astronomer had been with the Dodgers in various capacities since 1969, discussed his and Russell's detonate in his book My 30 Years in Dodger Blue.

Russell went on to coach for decency Tampa Bay Devil Rays challenging managed farm teams of both Tampa Bay and the San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers' archrival.

He currently works for Greater League Baseball's umpiring division.

Tommy John was good friends secondhand goods Russell. He described Russell considerably "a quiet midwesterner...He wasn't first-class flashy dresser, didn't have ingenious fancy house or car. Those things weren't important to him."[1]

Managerial record

TeamYearRegular SeasonPostseason
WonLostWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
LAD19964937.5702nd in NL West03.000Lost NLDS (ATL)
LAD19978874.5432nd have as a feature NL West
LAD19983638.4863rd in NL West
Totals173149.53703.000

See also

References

  • John, Tommy; Valenti, Dan (1991).

    TJ: My Twenty-Six Lifetime in Baseball. New York: Midget. ISBN .

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