Bruce Bochy
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Bruce Douglas Bochy
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 210 lb.
- School Brevard Community College
- Debut July 19, 1978
- Final Game October 4, 1987
- Born April 16, 1955 in Landes De Bussac, France
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[edit] Biographical Information
Never a regular in the majors, catcher Bruce Bochy played for three teams over parts of nine seasons in the big leagues. After concluding his major league career, he was a player/coach for the Las Vegas Stars in 1988 before beginning his managing career the following season. In 1989, he played for the Orlando Juice of the Senior Professional Baseball Association and hit .216 in 31 games with the team.
Bochy was a San Diego Padres coach in 1993 and 1994 and was the club's manager for a dozen years, starting in 1995. As Padres manager, he won more than twice as many games as any other manager in team history. He was part of a controversy in 1998 when he had Manny Aybar remove a cap with the numbers "123" inscribed in memory of Jose Oliva; Aybar's manager Tony LaRussa got back by citing a little-enforced rule when Bochy's 3B coach Tim Flannery was outside the coach's box. After the 2006 season, he became skipper of the San Francisco Giants.
When Bochy had his 1,035th win as a manager, he passed Felipe Alou for most wins by a manager born outside of the US; Bochy had previously replaced Alou as manager of the Giants.
Bruce's brother, catcher Joe Bochy, played several seasons in the Minnesota Twins organization, and his son, Greg Bochy, played three years in the Padres farm system.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 1996 NL Manager of the Year Award
- Division Titles: 4 (1996, 1998, 2005, 2006)
- NL Pennants: 1 (1998)
| Preceded by Jim Riggleman | San Diego Padres Manager 1995-2006 | Succeeded by Bud Black |
| Preceded by Felipe Alou | San Francisco Giants Manager 2007- | Succeeded by Current |
