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| Full name Anthony La Russa |
| Born October 4, 1944, Tampa, Florida |
| First Game: May 10, 1963; Final Game: April 6, 1973 |
| Managed First Game: August 3, 1979; Managed Final Game: August 30, 2022 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 175 |
| Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2014 |
| Named NL Manager of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (2002) |
| Named AL Manager of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1983, 1988 and 1992) |
| Named Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1983) |
| Named AL Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1988 and 1992) |
| Ejections as manager: 1979 (3), 1980 (4), 1981 (3), 1982 (2), 1983 (6), 1984 (3), 1985 (3), 1986 (3), 1987 (3), 1988 (2), 1989 (1), 1990 (2), 1991 (4), 1992 (2), 1993 (2), 1994 (1), 1995 (4), 1996 (1), 1997 (2), 1998 (4), 1999 (2), 2000 (1), 2001 (4), 2002 (3), 2003 (5), 2004 (2), 2005 (3), 2006 (1), 2007 (3), 2008 (3), 2009 (1), 2010 (3), 2011 (2), 2021 (3), 2022 (2). Total: 93 |
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Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1963 KC A Daily Splits 34 44 4 11 1 1 0 1 7 0 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .346 .318 -0.5 1963 KC A 1968 OAK A Daily Splits 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0.0 1968 OAK A 1969 OAK A Daily Splits 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 1969 OAK A 1970 OAK A Daily Splits 52 106 6 21 4 1 0 6 15 1 19 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .301 .255 -0.4 1970 OAK A 1971 OAK A Daily Splits 23 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 1971 OAK A 1971 ATL N Daily Splits 9 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .375 .286 -0.1 1971 ATL N 1971 Total 32 15 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .133 .188 .133 -0.3 1971 Total 1973 CHI N Daily Splits 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1973 CHI N Total NL ( 2 Years) 10 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .375 .286 -0.1 Total NL Total AL ( 5 Years) 122 169 13 33 5 2 0 7 22 1 36 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .195 .289 .249 -1.3 Total AL Total ( 6 Years) Splits 132 176 15 35 5 2 0 7 23 1 37 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 .199 .292 .250 -1.4 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1963 KC A Daily Splits SS 14 10 10 106 23 22 2 7 0 .957 1963 KC A 2B 3 1 1 16 6 3 0 1 0 1.000 1970 OAK A Daily Splits 2B 44 28 21 260.1 67 89 5 21 0 .969 1971 OAK A Daily Splits 2B 7 0 0 12 4 1 1 1 0 .833 1971 OAK A SS 4 0 0 8 4 5 0 1 0 1.000 1971 OAK A 3B 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 .500 1971 ATL N Daily Splits 2B 9 1 1 27 8 6 1 3 0 .933 1971 Total 2B 16 1 1 39 12 7 2 4 0 .905 Total ( 3 Years) Splits 2B 63 30 23 315.1 85 99 7 26 0 .963 Total ( 2 Years) SS 18 10 10 114 27 27 2 8 0 .964 Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Managerial Record Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1979 CHI A 54 27 27 .500 249 230 8- 3 5 5 1980 CHI A 162 70 90 .438 587 722 5 1981 CHI A 106 54 52 .509 476 423 3 1982 CHI A 162 87 75 .537 786 710 3 1983 CHI A 162 99 63 .611 800 650 1 1984 CHI A 162 74 88 .457 679 736 5 1985 CHI A 163 85 77 .525 736 720 3 1986 CHI A 64 26 38 .406 280 324 6-19 6 5 1986 OAK A 79 45 34 .570 370 358 7- 7 7 3 1987 OAK A 162 81 81 .500 806 789 3 1988 OAK A 162 104 58 .642 800 620 1 1989 OAK A 162 99 63 .611 712 576 1 1990 OAK A 162 103 59 .636 733 570 1 1991 OAK A 162 84 78 .519 760 776 4 1992 OAK A 162 96 66 .593 745 672 1 1993 OAK A 162 68 94 .420 715 846 7 1994 OAK A 114 51 63 .447 549 589 2 1995 OAK A 144 67 77 .465 730 761 4 1996 STL N 162 88 74 .543 759 706 1 1997 STL N 162 73 89 .451 689 708 4 1998 STL N 163 83 79 .512 810 782 3 1999 STL N 92 45 47 .489 459 506 7-18 5 4 1999 STL N 1 0 1 .000 2 4 7-20 7-20 4 5 4 1999 STL N 65 28 37 .431 334 318 7-23 5 4 2000 STL N 162 95 67 .586 887 771 1 2001 STL N 162 93 69 .574 814 684 1 2002 STL N 162 97 65 .599 787 648 1 2003 STL N 162 85 77 .525 876 796 3 2004 STL N 162 105 57 .648 855 659 1 2005 STL N 162 100 62 .617 805 634 1 2006 STL N 161 83 78 .516 781 762 1 2007 STL N 162 78 84 .481 725 829 3 2008 STL N 162 86 76 .531 779 725 4 2009 STL N 162 91 71 .562 730 640 1 2010 STL N 113 64 49 .566 521 428 8-11 1 2 2010 STL N 47 21 26 .447 207 207 8-15 1 2 2011 STL N 35 20 15 .571 183 139 5- 8 1 2 2011 STL N 121 68 53 .562 545 515 5-16 2 2 2021 CHI A 115 67 48 .583 568 439 8-11 1 1 2021 CHI A 31 16 15 .516 153 142 8-14 9-17 1 1 1 2021 CHI A 14 9 5 .643 65 45 9-19 1 1 2022 CHI A 129 63 66 .488 540 585 8-30 3 2 Total (35 Years) 5375 2878 2493 .536 25387 23744 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Division Series Managerial Record Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1996 STL N 3 3 0 1.000 15 10 2000 STL N 3 3 0 1.000 24 10 2001 STL N 5 2 3 .400 12 10 2002 STL N 3 3 0 1.000 20 6 2004 STL N 4 3 1 .750 22 12 2005 STL N 3 3 0 1.000 14 7 2006 STL N 4 3 1 .750 14 6 2009 STL N 3 0 3 .000 6 13 2011 STL N 5 3 2 .600 19 21 2021 CHI A 4 1 3 .250 18 31 Total (10 Years) 37 24 13 .649 164 126 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
League Championship Series Managerial Record Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1983 CHI A 4 1 3 .250 3 19 1988 OAK A 4 4 0 1.000 20 11 1989 OAK A 5 4 1 .800 26 21 1990 OAK A 4 4 0 1.000 20 4 1992 OAK A 6 2 4 .333 24 31 1996 STL N 7 3 4 .429 18 44 2000 STL N 5 1 4 .200 21 31 2002 STL N 5 1 4 .200 16 23 2004 STL N 7 4 3 .571 34 31 2005 STL N 6 2 4 .333 16 22 2006 STL N 7 4 3 .571 28 27 2011 STL N 6 4 2 .667 43 26 Total (12 Years) 66 34 32 .515 269 290 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1988 OAK A 5 1 4 .200 11 21 1989 OAK A 4 4 0 1.000 32 14 1990 OAK A 4 0 4 .000 8 22 2004 STL N 4 0 4 .000 12 24 2006 STL N 5 4 1 .800 22 11 2011 STL N 7 4 3 .571 38 30 Total ( 6 Years) 29 13 16 .448 123 122 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING 1989 AL 1 1 0 1.000 5 3 1990 AL 1 1 0 1.000 2 0 1991 AL 1 1 0 1.000 4 2 2005 NL 1 0 1 .000 5 7 2007 NL 1 0 1 .000 4 5 2012 NL 1 1 0 1.000 8 0 Total ( 6 Years) 6 4 2 .667 28 17 Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record Year Team START END 1978 CHI A 7- 1 10- 1 Total ( 1 Year )Ejection Information Date Team Umpire Reason 8-27-1979 BOX CHI A Ken Kaiser Call at HP 9- 5-1979 BOX CHI A Ted Hendry Check swing 9-12-1979 BOX CHI A Jerry Neudecker Warning to both teams 5-11-1980 BOX CHI A Rich Garcia Called third strike 5-25-1980 BOX CHI A Steve Palermo Fair/foul call 7- 4-1980 BOX CHI A George Maloney Call at HP 9-13-1980 BOX CHI A Fred Spenn Call at 1B 4-29-1981 BOX CHI A Greg Kosc Non-ejection of opposing player 9- 2-1981 BOX CHI A Jerry Neudecker Call at 3B 9-15-1981 BOX CHI A George Maloney Balls and strikes 6-16-1982 BOX CHI A John Shulock Balls and strikes 8-20-1982 BOX CHI A Dale Ford Balls and strikes (Threw helmet) 6-12-1983(1) BOX CHI A Mike Reilly Balls and strikes 6-28-1983 BOX CHI A Marty Springstead Balls and strikes (Threw ball bag) 7-10-1983 BOX CHI A Greg Kosc Call at HP 7-16-1983 BOX CHI A Rick Reed Arguing for ejection of opposing pitcher 7-31-1983 BOX CHI A Dan Morrison Call at HP 8-14-1983 BOX CHI A Jim Evans Home run call (Reversed) 4-21-1984 BOX CHI A Larry McCoy Balls and strikes 6-27-1984 BOX CHI A Al Clark Balk non-call Date Team Umpire Reason 8-15-1984 BOX CHI A Larry McCoy Balls and strikes 7- 1-1985 BOX CHI A Ken Kaiser Balls and strikes 7-13-1985 BOX CHI A Dan Morrison Balls and strikes 8- 4-1985 BOX CHI A Derryl Cousins Call at HP 5-26-1986 BOX CHI A Greg Kosc Call at 2B 5-27-1986 BOX CHI A Rich Garcia Interference call 10- 1-1986 BOX OAK A Durwood Merrill Balls and strikes 8- 2-1987 BOX OAK A Derryl Cousins Call at HP 9- 9-1987 BOX OAK A Ted Hendry Intentional HBP non-call 10- 3-1987 BOX OAK A Jim McKean Balls and strikes 4-13-1988 BOX OAK A John Hirschbeck Balk call 7-17-1988 BOX OAK A Tim Tschida Call at HP 4-27-1989 BOX OAK A Dale Ford Balk call 5-20-1990 BOX OAK A Jim Joyce Called third strike 8-17-1990 BOX OAK A Mark Johnson Balls and strikes 5- 5-1991 BOX OAK A Tim Welke Balls and strikes 6- 1-1991 BOX OAK A Rick Reed Threw bat into backstop netting 6-27-1991 BOX OAK A Drew Coble Balls and strikes 8- 4-1991 BOX OAK A Terry Craft Balls and strikes 5-17-1992 BOX OAK A Al Clark Arguing with opposing manager Date Team Umpire Reason 9-27-1992 BOX OAK A Greg Kosc Balls and strikes 8- 6-1993 BOX OAK A Dale Scott Balls and strikes 8-24-1993(2) BOX OAK A Dale Scott Balls and strikes 7-20-1994 BOX OAK A Ed Bean Balls and strikes 6- 7-1995 BOX OAK A Dale Scott Balls and strikes 7- 6-1995 BOX OAK A Larry Barnett Check swing 7-22-1995 BOX OAK A John Shulock Balls and strikes 9-24-1995 BOX OAK A Jim Joyce Balls and strikes 8- 6-1996 BOX STL N Eric Gregg Balls and strikes 4-28-1997 BOX STL N Jeff Kellogg Called third strike 8- 9-1997 BOX STL N Eric Gregg Balls and strikes 5-16-1998 BOX STL N Mike Winters Check swing 7- 5-1998 BOX STL N Joe West Call at 2B 8-29-1998 BOX STL N Sam Holbrook Called third strike 9-13-1998 BOX STL N Sam Holbrook Balls and strikes 6-11-1999 BOX STL N Jeff Kellogg Balls and strikes 6-18-1999 BOX STL N Greg Gibson Called third strike 9-28-2000 BOX STL N John Shulock Balk call 5-23-2001 BOX STL N Mike Fichter Balls and strikes 5-28-2001 BOX STL N Jim McKean Confrontation Date Team Umpire Reason 7- 3-2001 BOX STL N Ted Barrett Called third strike 8- 5-2001 BOX STL N Mark Carlson Balls and strikes 7-18-2002 BOX STL N Joe West Check swing (Protecting pitcher) 7-27-2002 BOX STL N Dan Iassogna Intentional HBP 8- 7-2002 BOX STL N Bruce Froemming Protesting umpire criticism of player 4-20-2003 BOX STL N Brian Gorman Intentional HBP 5- 9-2003 BOX STL N Mike Winters Balls and strikes 5-17-2003 BOX STL N Matt Hollowell Balls and strikes 7- 8-2003 BOX STL N Jim Joyce Call at 1B 8-17-2003 BOX STL N Gerry Davis Intentional HBP non-call 6- 3-2004 BOX STL N Brian Gorman Arguing with opposing manager 7- 9-2004 BOX STL N Derryl Cousins Balls and strikes 4-30-2005 BOX STL N Dale Scott Balls and strikes 6- 7-2005 BOX STL N Eric Cooper Intentional HBP 10-16-2005 BOX STL N Phil Cuzzi Balls and strikes 9-10-2006 BOX STL N Fieldin Culbreth Balls and strikes 7-28-2007(1) BOX STL N Greg Gibson Check swing 8- 5-2007 BOX STL N Mark Wegner Check swing 8-29-2007 BOX STL N Tim Tschida Balls and strikes 5-12-2008 BOX STL N Paul Schrieber Balls and strikes Date Team Umpire Reason 6-13-2008 BOX STL N Larry Vanover Arguing player's ejection 8-31-2008 BOX STL N Mike Winters Balls and strikes 9-12-2009 BOX STL N Greg Gibson Balls and strikes 6-28-2010 BOX STL N Mark Carlson Balls and strikes 8-10-2010 BOX STL N Mark Wegner Fighting 9-25-2010 BOX STL N Joe West Balls and strikes 5-23-2011 BOX STL N Jim Joyce Called third strike 8-10-2011 BOX STL N Greg Gibson Call at 1B 7-23-2021 BOX CHI A John Libka Balls and strikes 8-15-2021 BOX CHI A Mike Estabrook Called third strike 9-16-2021 BOX CHI A Bill Welke Intentional hit by pitch 7- 4-2022 BOX CHI A David Rackley Balls and strikes 7-29-2022 BOX CHI A Nick Mahrley Balls and strikesTransaction Information Signed as an amateur free agent by Kansas City Athletics (June 6, 1962). Sold by Oakland Athletics to Atlanta Braves (August 14, 1971). Traded by Atlanta Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Tom Phoebus (October 20, 1972). Sold by Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates (1974). Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 4, 1975). Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 7, 1975). Traded by Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Randy Wiles (December 15, 1976). Released by St. Louis Cardinals (September 29, 1977).Read Me