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| Joe Altobelli | |
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 Altobelli in 1983 |
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| First Baseman / Manager | |
| Born: May 26, 1932 Detroit, Michigan |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| April 14, 1955 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1961 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .210 |
| Hits | 54 |
| Run batted in | 28 |
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As Manager
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Joseph Salvatore Altobelli (born May 26, 1932) is an American former player, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. In 1983, he succeeded Hall of Famer Earl Weaver as manager of the Baltimore Orioles and led the team to their sixth American League pennant and their third (and most recent) World Series championship.
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Personal life
Born and raised in Detroit, the versatile Altobelli earned All-City recognition in football, basketball and baseball while attending Eastern High School.12 Joe married Patsy Ruth Wooten on May 3, 1952; they had six children: Mike, Mark, Jody, Jackie, Jerry and Joe.
Baseball career
Playing
As a player, Altobelli was a slugging first baseman and outfielder who enjoyed his greatest success at the AAA level. He batted only .210 in 166 games for the Cleveland Indians (1955, 1957) and Minnesota Twins (1961), with five home runs and 28 runs batted in. However, he was frequently in the double-digits in homers as an AAA player. As a member of the Montreal Royals, he led the 1960 International League (IL) in homers (31) and RBI (105). He batted and threw left-handed. In 1951, as a member of the Daytona Beach Islanders, he ran up a 36-game hitting streak that stood as the Florida State League record until Harold Garcia's 37-gamer for the Clearwater Threshers in 2010.
Managerial
Minor Leagues
In 1966, Altobelli began an 11-year apprenticeship as a manager in the Baltimore farm system, culminating in six seasons (1971–1976) managing the Rochester Red Wings of the IL. During his tenure, the Red Wings finished first four times. In 1977, Altobelli got his first big league managing job, leading the San Francisco Giants. Although his 1978 club finished 16 games above .500 and in third place in the National League West Division, Altobelli was dismissed in 1979, his third season, with a mark of only 225–239 (.485) as Giants' manager.
He then joined the New York Yankees as manager of their AAA farm club, the Columbus Clippers.
New York Yankees (coach)
After another first-place IL finish in 1980, Altobelli became a Yankees coach in 1981–1982, working under Gene Michael, Bob Lemon and Clyde King.
Baltimore Orioles
Before the 1983 season, Altobelli was named successor to Weaver after his 14½-season career as Baltimore's manager. Altobelli led the O's to 98 wins, the AL East championship, then a three-games-to-one triumph over the Chicago White Sox in the American League Championship Series. The Orioles then dominated the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1983 World Series, winning in five games.
The Orioles fell to fifth in the AL East in 1984, despite playing eight games over .500. In May 1985, when they continued to tread water at 29–26, Altobelli was let go. Weaver came out of retirement to win 53 of the remaining 105 games.
After Baltimore
Altobelli then returned to coaching. He worked with the Yankees again (1986–1987), then served under Don Zimmer with the Chicago Cubs from 1988–1991, and filled in as interim manager for one game when Zimmer was fired in 1991 before being replaced by Jim Essian.
Later years
He then returned to Rochester and took over as general manager of the Red Wings in 1991, a position he held for three years. He then served as special assistant to the club president until 1997. In 1998 he began serving as color commentator for Red Wings home-game broadcasts. In early 2009 he announced his retirement, making 2009 the first year he was out of organized baseball since 1950.3 He has long considered Rochester his home, having lived there since 1966, and continued attending games at Frontier Field.
References
- ^ http://www.detroitpslbasketball.com/?page_id=41
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=019z2vcdBhUC&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=Joe+Altobelli+eastern+high+school&source=bl&ots=6RB9LTBVq0&sig=qfMutGSfiKSk0WwxVeQEq2jdUBo&hl=en&ei=hwdhSvKHB6CQmAeZpsinDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2
- ^ http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090309/SPORTS0101/903090342/-1/COLUMNS
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Joe Altobelli managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
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| Preceded by Bill Rigney |
San Francisco Giants Manager 1977–1979 |
Succeeded by Dave Bristol |
| Preceded by Earl Weaver |
Baltimore Orioles Manager 1983-1985 |
Succeeded by Earl Weaver |
| Preceded by Don Zimmer |
Chicago Cubs Manager 1991 |
Succeeded by Jim Essian |
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