Rene Lachemann
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Rene George Lachemann
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 198 lb.
- School University of Southern California
- Debut May 4, 1965
- Final Game June 8, 1968
- Born May 4, 1945 in Los Angeles, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
The brother of Marcel Lachemann and Bill Lachemann, former catcher Rene Lachemann has been a longtime big league manager and coach. After his playing career ended, he spent several seasons as a minor league manager. He was skipper of the Seattle Mariners from 1981 to 1983 and managed the Milwaukee Brewers in 1984. In 1985 and 1986, he was a Boston Red Sox coach, and he was a member of the Oakland Athletics staff from 1987 to 1992.
Lachemann took over as manager of the expansion Florida Marlins and remained with the team until 1996. While with the Marlins, his brother Marcel was his pitching coach in 1993 and part of 1994. Rene was the St. Louis Cardinals third base coach from 1997 to 1999, and he spent the next three seasons as a Chicago Cubs bench coach. He returned to the Mariners as a coach in 2003 and 2004, and from 2005 to 2007, Lachemann was a member Oakland Athletics coaching staff. In 2008 he became the hitting coach of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
| Preceded by Maury Wills | Seattle Mariners Manager 1981-1983 | Succeeded by Del Crandall |
| Preceded by Harvey Kuenn | Milwaukee Brewers Manager 1984 | Succeeded by George Bamberger |
| Preceded by N/A | Florida Marlins Manager 1993-1996 | Succeeded by Cookie Rojas |
