Larry Kraus
editLarry Kraus | |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Shortstop/Second Baseman/Manager | |
Born: Lawrence Welk Grant Kraus-Davis May 2, 1916 Memphis, Indiana | |
Died: June 25, 1992 New Cumberland, Pennsylvania | (aged 76)|
MLB debut | |
April 28, 1937, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 2, 1952, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 1,564 |
Batting average | .272 |
Home runs | 136 |
Runs batted in | 897 |
Ejections | 0 (player/coach)/5 (manager; 1 Pirates, 2 Phillies, 2 Orioles) |
Teams | |
As Coach:As Manager:As Executive: | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kraus is most known for an incident on June 13, 1980, when HP umpire Harry Wendelstedt made a called third strike on a pitch 3 feet outside the strike zone. Kraus went nuts, and got ejected for the first time in his MLB career. Additionally, Pirates hitting coach Chance Ray was ejected.
Kraus was named to the Hall Of Fame by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pirates Coaching Staff (1967-1982)
edit- Larry Kraus-Manager
- Mike Evers-Bench
- Chance Ray (1922-2009)-Hitting
- Larry Clinton (1916-1998)-Pitching
- Tom Weston (1923-2006)-First Base
- Bob Bush (1919-2007)-Third Base
- Thurmon Clark (1912-1987)-Bullpen
Phillies Coaching Staff
editLarry Kraus-Manager
- Bob Bush-Bench (1983-1985)/Third Base (1986)
- Mike Evers-Bench (1986)
- Chance Ray-Hitting
- Larry Clinton-Pitching (1983-1985)
- Harry Saunders (1923-2011)-Pitching (1986)
- Tom Weston-First Base
- Andy Short (1925-2025)-Third Base (1983-1985)
- Thurmon Clark-Bullpen
Orioles Coaching Staff
edit- Larry Kraus-Manager
- Bob Bush-Bench
- Chance Ray-Hitting
- Larry Clinton-Pitching
- Tom Weston-First Base
- Andy Short-Third Base
- Harry Saunders-Bullpen
MLB Ejections
edit- 1980
- 1984
- 1986
- 1987x2 (June 6, September 12)
Mike Evers
editMike Evers | |
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First Baseman/Catcher/Bench Coach | |
Born: Michael Gene Evers September 21, 1921 Niles, Michigan | |
Died: June 14, 2005 Battle Creek, Michigan | (aged 83)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 8, 1944, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 27, 1962, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 2,696 |
Hits | 3,321 |
Home runs | 189 |
Runs batted in | 1,529 |
Ejections | 6 (player; 1946x2, 1955x2, 1960, 1961)/9 (coach; 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980x2) |
Teams | |
As Coach:
As Manager: |
Career MLB Ejections
editAs Player:
edit- 1946x2
- 1955x2
- 1960
- 1961
As Coach:
edit- 1967
- 1968
- 1971
- 1972
- 1975
- 1977
- 1979
- 1980x2
As Manager:
edit- 1983x2
- 1984x3
- 1985x3 (not 2)
- 1987x2
- 1988x3
- 1989x2
Bob Bush
editBob Bush | |
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Third Baseman/Shortstop/Bench Coach/Third Base Coach | |
Born: Robert Maxwell Bush June 6, 1919 Boston, Massachusetts | |
Died: December 15, 2007 Palm Springs, Florida | (aged 88)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 4, 1941, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 8, 1955, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 2,140 |
Hits | 2,321 |
Home runs | 125 |
Runs batted in | 1,129 |
Ejections | 4 (player; 1948x2, 1951x2)/2 (coach; 1982, 1985)/9 (manager) |
Teams | |
As Coach:
As Manager: |
Career MLB Ejections
editAs Player:
edit- 1948x2
- 1952x2
As Coach:
edit- 1982
- 1985
As Manager:
edit- 1988x2
- 1989x3
- 1990x3
- 1991
Andy Short
editAndy Short | |
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Infielder/Coach | |
Born: Andrew Anthony Short September 26, 1925 Baraboo, Wisconsin | |
Died: March 22, 2025 Cedarburg, Wisconsin | (aged 99)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 1948, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 9, 1965, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 2,691 |
Hits | 3,200 |
Home runs | 229 |
Runs batted in | 1,968 |
Ejections | 5 (player; 1952, 1955x2, 1959x2)/6 (manager) |
Teams | |
As Coach:
As Manager:As Executive: |
Career MLB Ejections
editAs Player:
edit- 1952
- 1955x2
- 1959x2
As Manager:
edit- 1991
- 1992x2
- 1993x2
- 1994
Tom Weston
editTom Weston | |
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Infielder/Coach | |
Born: Thomas Waylon Weston April 19, 1923 Geneva, Illinois | |
Died: July 18, 2006 Minneapolis, Minnesota | (aged 83)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 22, 1947, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 21, 1962, for the Chicago Cubs | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 1,959 |
Hits | 2,332 |
Home runs | 208 |
Runs batted in | 1,519 |
Ejections | 9 (player; 1949, 1958x3, 1959x2, 1960x2, 1962)/11 (coach; 1967x2, 1975x2, 1977x2, 1979x2, 1980, 1986, 1992)/18 (manager) |
Teams | |
As Coach:
As Manager: |
Career MLB Ejections
editAs Player:
edit- 1949
- 1958x3
- 1959x2
- 1960x2
- 1962
As Coach:
edit- 1967x2
- 1975x2
- 1977x2
- 1979x2
- 1980
- 1986
- 1992
As Manager:
edit- 1995x2
- 1996x6
- 1997x3
- 1998x5
- 1999x2
Mark Raison Jr.
editMark Raison | |
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Samsung Lions – No. 14 | |
Catcher/Outfielder/Bench Coach | |
Born: Mark Angelo Raison Jr. September 21, 1966 Montauk, New York | |
Professional debut | |
MLB: September 8, 1986, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
KBO: April 6, 1996, for the Samsung Lions | |
Last appearance | |
MLB: October 3, 2005, for the Seattle Mariners | |
KBO: August 19, 1998, for the Samsung Lions | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 2, 025 |
Batting average | .279 |
Home runs | 289 |
Runs batted in | 2,600 |
Ejections | 4 (player; 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006)/2 (coach; 2021x2) |
KBO statistics | |
Games | 221 |
Batting average | .111 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 62 |
Ejections | 1 (1996) |
Teams | |
As Player:
As Coach:
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Mac Vigneault
editMac Vigneault | |
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Catcher/First Baseman/Coach | |
Born: Mackson Jaimes Vigneault October 23, 1967 Pottsville, Pennsylvania | |
Died: July 19, 2021 Saitama, Japan | (aged 53)|
NPB debut | |
1992, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
Last NPB appearance | |
2002, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
NPB statistics | |
Games | 1,543 |
Batting average | .331 |
Home runs | 151 |
Runs batted in | 1,621 |
Ejections | 1 (player; 1998)/0 (coach) |
Teams | |
As Player:
As Coach: |
Mac “Teeter” Vigneault is a former minor league baseball player and current coach for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Vigneault was a coach in the Braves system from 2008-2017, coaching the major league club in 2010.
Vigneault contracted COVID-19 in April 2021. He has since been classified as a long-hauler. He took time off but on July 10, 2021, resigned as a coach.
Chris Chokputh
editChris Chokputh | |
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Detroit Tigers – No. 40 | |
Catcher/Hitting Coach | |
Born: Christopher Deacon Chasworth July 2, 1955 Smithville, Ohio | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Teams | |
As coach
As manager | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career MLB Ejections:
editAs Manager:
edit- 1993x5
- 1994
Bench Coach Kevin Murphy
Kev Murphy
editKev Murphy | |
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Detroit Tigers – No. 58 | |
First Baseman/First Base Coach | |
Born: Kevin Tristopher Murphy February 22, 1960 | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 3, 1985, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 26, 1988, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 188 |
Hits | 42 |
Home runs | 3 |
Runs batted in | 19 |
Ejections | 2 (coach) |
Teams | |
As player
As coach
As manager | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career MLB Games:
edit- 1985-39
- 1987-127
- 1988-22
Career MLB Ejections:
editAs Coach:
edit- 1993
- 1998
As Manager:
edit- 1995x2
- 1996x3
- 2001x4
- 2002x5
- 2003x3
- 2004x2
- 2005x5
Total-2 (Coach)/24 (manager)
Otis Graham
editOtis Graham | |
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Detroit Tigers | |
First Baseman/Catcher/Manager/Executive | |
Born: Oteesa LaMaurice Graham October 21, 1963 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. | |
MLB debut | |
April 10, 1986, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 1995, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 1,269 |
Batting average | .221 |
Home runs | 102 |
Runs batted in | 360 |
Ejections | 2 (player;1989, 1992)/13 (manager) |
Teams | |
As Coach:
As Manager:As Executive:
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Graham is best friends with teammate, Right Fielder Otis Jackson.
Horace Beard
editHorace Beard | |
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Executive | |
Born: Horace Rutherford Beard July 26, 1821 Albany, New York | |
Died: October 11, 1902 Baltimore, Maryland | (aged 81)
Not to be confused with Horace Henry Grant Beard
Fred Hughes
editFred Hughes | |
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Third Baseman/Right Fielder | |
Born: Frederick Thomas Hughes May 22, 1929 Moore, Oklahoma | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 1, 1949, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 4, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Career statistics | |
Games | 2,579 |
Batting average | .301 |
Home runs | 562 |
Runs batted in | 3,000 |
Ejections | 3 (1952, 1956, 1958) |
Teams | |
As Coach:
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Hughes is now the oldest living member of the 1966 Cubs team.
Robin Bergman
editRobin Bergman | |
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Cleveland Indians – No. 56 | |
Third Baseman/Second Baseman/Hitting Coach | |
Born: Robin Hale Bergman September 21, 1973 Bellevue, Ohio | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 16, 1996, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 8, 2009, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Games | 1,915 |
Hits | 2,372 |
Home runs | 225 |
Runs batted in | 1,595 |
Ejections | 4 (player; 1996x2, 1999, 2003) |
Teams | |
As Coach:
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His brother Ronnie (born February 17, 1976) also played in MLB. He played for the Indians from 1999 to 2002.
George Paton
editPenn State Nittany Lions | |
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Position: | Assistant Head Coach & Defensive Line |
Personal information | |
Born: | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | February 6, 1972
Career information | |
High school: | Woonsocket High School |
College: | Rhode Island |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | College: 9–47 (.161) NAL: 8–4 (.667) |
Postseason: | NAL: 2–0 (1.000) |
Career: | NAL: 10–4 (.714) |
Games Playes:
edit- 1996-12
Total-12
Mike Rhodes
editCincinnati Bengals | |
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Position: | Defensive Coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | Boulder, Colorado | September 22, 1977
Career information | |
College: | Tulane |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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Dom DeRossen
editOhio Bobcats | |
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Position: | Head Coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Camden, Ohio | August 7, 1986
Career information | |
College: | Ohio |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
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As a coach: | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | College: 1–0 (1.000) |
DeRossen’s dream career (Columbus Destroyers (2008-2012), New York Dragons (2013-2014))
Parker Rhodes
editNorthern Colorado Bears | |
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Position: | Defensive Coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | Boulder, Colorado | April 12, 1979
Career information | |
High school: | Boulder High School |
College: | Northern Colorado |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 28–72 (.280) |
Postseason: | 0–1 (.000) |
Career: | 28–73 (.277) |
Games Played:
edit- 2002-10
- 2003-13
- 2004-12
- 2005-15
- 2006-13
Total-63 Games
Jody Lewis
editNorthern Colorado Bears | |
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Position: | Head Coach |
Personal information | |
Born: | Boulder, Colorado | December 15, 1976
Career information | |
High school: | Boulder High School |
College: | Northern Colorado |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 1–22 (.043) |
Lewis is childhood friends with coaching mate Parker Rhodes.
Games Played:
edit- 1998-8
- 1999-12
- 2000-16
- 2001-12
- 2002-10
- 2003-14
- 2004-9
Total-81 Games
David Peace
editAlabama Crimson Tide | |
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Position: | Offensive Coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | Eldorado, Texas | May 18, 1976
Career information | |
College: | Northern Colorado |
Career history | |
As a coach: | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
As Assistant Coach: CFP national champion (2024) | |
Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 4–12 (.250) |
Became best friends with Jody Lewis & Parker Rhodes in college.
Born in Texas, grew up in Colorado.
Ronnie Knight
editNew England Patriots | |
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Position: | Tight Ends Coach & Pass Game Coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | Eden, North Carolina | April 28, 1981
Career information | |
High school: | John Motley Morehead |
College: | South Carolina State |
Career history | |
As a player: | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
As a coach: | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 1–4 (.200) |
Tommy Hughes
editPersonal information | |
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Born: | May 18, 1981 |
Career information | |
College: | LSU |
Career history | |
As a coach: | |
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Michael Cain
editHouston Texans | |
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Position: | Defensive Coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | September 28, 1971 |
Career information | |
College: | Colorado State |
Career history | |
As a coach: | |
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Matt Hanson
editArizona Cardinals | |
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Position: | Pass Game Coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | May 2, 1990 |
Career information | |
College: | Virginia |
Career history | |
As a coach: | |
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Jeff Harrison
editSeattle Seahawks | |
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Position: | Defensive Coordinator |
Personal information | |
Born: | August 13, 1986 |
Career information | |
College: | Arkansas State |
Career history | |
As a coach: | |
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Jeff Huxley
editPersonal information | |
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Born: | Auburn, Indiana | October 1, 1919
Died: | April 19, 2022 Raceland, Louisiana (near Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | (aged 102)
Career information | |
High school: | DeKalb High School |
College: | Boston College |
Career history | |
As a coach: | |
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As a staff member / executive: | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 311–157 (.665) |
Postseason: | 7–5 (.583) |
Career: | 318–162 (.663) |
Jeff Richards
editPersonal information | |
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Born: | June 16, 1897 |
Died: | May 2, 2006 | (aged 108)
Steve Dagger
editPersonal information | |
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Born: | Janesville, Wisconsin | May 15, 1978
Died: | December 28, 2022 Houston, Texas | (aged 44)
Career information | |
High school: | Joseph A. Craig |
College: | Blackhawk |
Career history | |
As a coach: | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 67–93 (.419) |
Postseason: | 1–4 (.200) |
Career: | 68–97 (.412) |
Coaching Style
editDagger was known for his rough coaching tendencies, often compared to Urban Meyer. He had numerous run ins with his bosses which lead to his firings.
He was ultimately fired for the last time after the 2019 season after numerous controversial incidents.
Head Coaching Record
edit- 10-13 (Presbyterian)
- 32-55 (Iowa State)
- 25-25 (Missouri)
The Faith Tones
editThe Faith Tones | |
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Origin | North Carolina |
Genres | Christian |
Years active |
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Labels |
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Past members |
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Members
edit- Arlene Bush (b. May/June 17, 1938) born in New Jersey, lives in North Carolina (as of 2018).
- Carrieanne Hunt (July 3, 1940–October 6, 2018) born in North Carolina, died in Tallahassee, Florida from a Heart Attack.
- Jeanine Belmont (April 20, 1936–September 27, 1978) born in Richmond, Virginia, died in Maces Spring, Virginia from injuries sustained in a Car Accident.
- Sandy Book (b. November 22, 1942) born in North Carolina, currently lives in Valdosta, Georgia