Bruce Bochy

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Bruce Douglas Bochy (born April 16, 1955 in Landes de Boussac, France) is the manager of the San Francisco Giants. Prior to joining the Giants on October 27, 2006 [1], Bochy had been the manager of the San Diego Padres for twelve seasons. He led the Padres to four of the five postseason appearances in their history, winning division titles in 1996, 1998, 2005, and 2006. In 1998, he led the Padres to their first National League pennant in 14 years, where they lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series.

In 1996, Bochy was named the NL Manager of the Year. He won over 900 games as manager of the Padres - the most in team history - despite often being saddled with low-budget squads.

As a catcher, Bochy played with the Houston Astros (1978-80), New York Mets (1982) and San Diego Padres (1983-87). In 802 career at-bats, he hit .239 with 26 home runs. He was the backup to Terry Kennedy when the Padres won their first NL pennant in 1984, and played in one game in the 1984 World Series, which the Padres lost in five games to the Detroit Tigers. Bochy was behind the plate on September 11, 1985 when Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds collected his record-breaking 4,192nd major league hit off Padres pitcher Eric Show.

Bochy agreed to a three-year contract to replace Felipe Alou and become the Giants' new skipper on October 27, 2006.

[edit] Managerial record

[edit] Coaching Jobs

• Named Padres Manager Replaceing Jim Riggleman (1995-2006)
• Named Giants Manager Replaceing Felipe Alou (2006-current)

[edit] Trivia

• Bochy is one of just eight Major Leaguers to be born in France. His 26 career homers are the most by any player born in France.
• He was born in France where his father was stationed as a U.S. Army officer at the time. However, Bochy grew up in Virginia and in Melbourne, Florida.
• Bochy is the only former Padre player to serve as the team's manager.
• Bochy is known for having one of the largest cap sizes in Major League Baseball at 8 3/4.[2] When he joined the Padres in 1982, they did not have a batting helmet that would fit him, and they had to send the ones he was using in the minors.[3]
• Bochy managed the 2004 and 2006 MLB All-Stars in the Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series.
• Bochy won his 1000th game as a manager on August 8, 2007.

[edit] See also

• San Diego Padres all-time roster
• 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

• Baseball-Reference.com - managing record and playing statistics

[edit] Sources

• (1992) Baseball A Doubleheader Collection of Facts, Feats, & Firsts. St. Louis, Mo.: The Sporting News Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-88365-785-6. .