Bob Melvin
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| Bob Melvin | |
|---|---|
| Catcher, Manager | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 25, 1985 for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Final game | |
| August 6, 1994 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 35 |
| RBI | 212 |
| Teams | |
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As Player
As Manager
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Paul Melvin (born October 28, 1961, in Palo Alto, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and the current manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. His cousin Tom Melvin is tight ends coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. [1]
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[edit] Baseball career
As a player, Melvin played ten seasons, mostly as a backup, for the Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox. He finished his career with a batting average of .233 and 35 home runs. While a member of the Giants, he served as the backup for fellow catcher Bob Brenly, who also went on to serve as manager of the Diamondbacks.
During the 2003 and 2004 seasons he was the manager of the Seattle Mariners. His first year as a manager with the Mariners, the team won 93 games but failed to go to the playoffs. The Mariners decided not to extend his contract after the 2004 season when the team lost a total of 99 games. Melvin returned to the Diamondbacks, for whom he had previously been bench coach before being hired by the Mariners. Melvin was actually the second man hired for the job; originally, the Diamondbacks hired Wally Backman, who was fired without managing a single game due to revelations of past arrests and serious financial issues [2].
Melvin led Arizona to a National League West title in 2007, with a record of 90-72. The Diamondbacks entered the playoffs as the #1 seed in the National League. They swept the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS, but were then swept themselves in the NLCS against the Colorado Rockies. Melvin was named The Sporting News Manager of the Year and MLB Manager of the Year for the National League in 2007. His nickname given to him by Mark Grace is "The Mad Scientist". This is because he put many different lineups on the field and won with all of them.
[edit] Managerial records
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| SEA | 2003 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 2nd in AL West | - | - | - | - |
| SEA | 2004 | 63 | 99 | .389 | 4th in AL West | - | - | - | - |
| ARI | 2005 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 2nd in NL West | - | - | - | - |
| ARI | 2006 | 76 | 86 | .496 | 4th in NL West | - | - | - | - |
| ARI | 2007 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1st in NL West | 3 | 4 | .429 | Lost in NLCS |
[edit] 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
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (as player)
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (as manager)
| Preceded by Lou Piniella | Seattle Mariners managers 2003–2004 | Succeeded by Mike Hargrove |
| Preceded by Wally Backman | Arizona Diamondbacks managers 2004— | Succeeded by Current |
| Preceded by Joe Girardi | National League Manager Of The Year 2007 | Succeeded by tba |
Arizona Diamondbacks current roster |
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1 Orlando Hudson |
4 Emilio Bonifacio |
5 Robby Hammock |
6 Stephen Drew |
10 Justin Upton |
11 Augie Ojeda |
15 Dan Haren |
16 Conor Jackson |
17 Brandon Webb |
18 Chad Tracy |
19 Chris Snyder |
22 Eric Byrnes |
24 Chris Young |
26 Miguel Montero |
27 Mark Reynolds |
28 Brandon Medders |
31 Édgar González |
36 Jailen Peguero |
37 Juan Cruz |
38 Brandon Lyon |
40 Bill Murphy |
44 Micah Owings |
45 Doug Slaten |
49 Doug Davis |
50 Yusmeiro Petit |
51 Randy Johnson |
56 Tony Peña |
57 Dustin Nippert |
76 Alex Romero |
-- Javier Brito |
-- Billy Buckner |
-- Chris Burke |
-- Wilkin Castillo |
-- Emiliano Fruto |
-- Juan Gutierrez |
-- Chad Qualls |
-- Leo Rosales |
-- Jeff Salazar |
-- Max Scherzer |
-- Esmerling Vasquez
Coaching Staff: Manager 3 Bob Melvin | Bench Coach 23 Kirk Gibson | 1st Base Coach 8 Lee Tinsley | 3rd Base Coach 12 Chip Hale | Hitting Coach 2 Rick Schu | Pitching Coach 35 Bryan Price | Bullpen Coach 53 Glenn Sherlock |
Seattle Mariners managers |
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| Johnson • Wills • Lachemann • Crandall • Cottier • Williams • Lefebvre • Plummer • Piniella • Melvin • Hargrove • McLaren |
Arizona Diamondbacks managers |
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| Showalter • Brenly • Pedrique • Melvin |
| Current Major League Baseball managers | ||
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN LEAGUE | ||
| EAST DIVISION
47 Trembley (Baltimore) | CENTRAL DIVISION
13 Guillén (Chi. White Sox) | WEST DIVISION
14 Scioscia (L.A. Angels) |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
| EAST DIVISION
6 Cox (Atlanta) | CENTRAL DIVISION
41 Piniella (Chi. Cubs)
| WEST DIVISION
3 Melvin (Arizona) |
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