- Gary Varsho
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=#EAC117
bgcolor2=#000000
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=white
name=Gary Varsho
position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1961|6|20
debutdate=July 6
debutyear=by|1988
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=by|1995
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.244
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=204
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=84
teams=As Player
*Chicago Cubs (by|1988-by|1990)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1991-by|1992, by|1994)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1993)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|1995)As Manager
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2004)
highlights=
*Career-high .273 batting average in by|1991.Gary Andrew Varsho (born
June 20 ,1961 , inMarshfield, Wisconsin ) was aMajor League Baseball outfielder. He is an alumnus of theUniversity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh . Varsho was the Phillies bench coach from 2002-2006 and was interim manager for the last three games of 2004 afterLarry Bowa was fired.Primarily an outfielder during his playing career, Varsho played 14 years of professional baseball, including eight seasons in the majors leagues with the Cubs (1988-90),
Pittsburgh Pirates (1991-92, 1994),Cincinnati Reds (1993) and thePhiladelphia Phillies (1995). He was originally selected by Chicago in the fifth round of the 1982 June draft as a second baseman and made his big league debut with the Cubs on July 6, 1988.During his career with the Pirates, Gary appeared in the
1991 National League Championship Series and the1992 National League Championship Series , going 2-for-4 in four combined games. His first major league hit came offEd Whitson on July 9. 1988 against theSan Diego Padres and he connected offShawn Boskie for his first big league home run on July 2, 1992 atWrigley Field .He is currently the bench coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
On a personal note, Varsho has three children (Andie, Taylor, and Daulton) and is currently married to Andie Varsho.
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/varshga01.shtml Gary Varsho at "Baseball Reference.com"]
* [http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=pit&coachorstaffid=123664]
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