- Bruce Bochy
Infobox MLB retired
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name=Bruce Bochy
position=Catcher , Manager
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1955|4|16Landes De Boussac, France
deathdate=
debutdate=July 19
debutyear=by|1978
debutteam=Houston Astros
finaldate=October 4
finalyear=1987
finalteam=San Diego Padres
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.239
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=26
stat3label=Runs Batted In
stat3value=93
teams=As Player
*Houston Astros (by|1978-by|1980)
*New York Mets (by|1982)
*San Diego Padres (by|1983-by|1987)As Manager
*San Diego Padres (1995-2006)
*San Francisco Giants (2007- )
highlights=
*1996 NL Manager of the YearBruce Douglas Bochy (born
April 16 ,1955 inLandes de Boussac ,France ) is the manager of theSan Francisco Giants . Prior to joining the Giants onOctober 27 ,2006 [http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20061027&content_id=1725162&vkey=pr_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf] , Bochy had been the manager of theSan Diego Padres for twelve seasons. Bochy is the only former Padre player to serve as the team's manager. He led the Padres to four of the five postseason appearances in their history, winning division titles in by|1996, by|1998, by|2005, and by|2006. In 1998, he led the Padres to their firstNational League pennant in 14 years, where they lost to theNew York Yankees in the World Series.In by|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 theHouston Astros (1978-80),New York Mets (1982) andSan Diego Padres (1983-87). In 802 career at-bats, he hit .239 with 26 home runs. He was the backup toTerry Kennedy when the Padres won their first NL pennant in 1984, and played in one game in the1984 World Series , which the Padres lost in five games to theDetroit Tigers . Bochy was behind the plate onSeptember 11 , by|1985 whenPete Rose of theCincinnati Reds collected his record-breaking 4,192nd major league hit off Padres pitcherEric Show .Bochy agreed to a three-year contract to replace
Felipe Alou and become the Giants' new skipper onOctober 27 , 2006.Bochy is one of just eight Major Leaguers to be 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. He graduated from
Melbourne High School in 1973 andBrevard Community College in 1975. Bochy was then drafted in the first round (21st overall) by theHouston Astros in the 1975MLB Baseball Draft. His 26 career homers are the most by any player born in France.Bochy has also managed the 2004 and 2006 MLB All-Stars in the
Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series .Bochy is known for having one of the largest cap sizes in
Major League Baseball at 8 3/4. [http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20060716_ATL@SD] When he joined the Mets 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. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Bruce_Bochy_1955]Managerial record
*Bochy won his 1000th game as a manager on August 8, 2007.
*Stats updated through July 25, 2008ee 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 External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/bochybr01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com] - managing record and playing statistics
ources
*cite book |coauthors= The editors of the Sporting News |title= Baseball A Doubleheader Collection of Facts, Feats, & Firsts |year= 1992|publisher=The Sporting News Publishing Co. |location=St. Louis, Mo. |isbn=0-88365-785-6 .
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