Rene Lachemann

Rene Lachemann

Lachemann as a first base coach for the Colorado Rockies in 2013
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Catcher / Manager / Coach
Born: (1945-05-04) May 4, 1945
Los Angeles
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 4, 1965, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
June 8, 1968, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average .210
Home runs 9
Runs batted in 33
Games managed 988
Win–loss record 428–560
Winning % .433
Teams

As player

As manager

Rene George Lachemann (born May 4, 1945 in Los Angeles) is an American professional baseball coach a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. Lachemann served as the first manager in the history of the Florida Marlins (1993–96) and also skippered the Seattle Mariners (1981–83) and Milwaukee Brewers (1984). Since 2013, he has served as a coach for the Colorado Rockies on the staff of manager Walt Weiss.[1]

Early connections with LaRussa, Duncan

The son of a hotel chef, he is the youngest of three brothers to enjoy long careers in professional baseball: Marcel Lachemann is a member of the Los Angeles Angels' front office and a former pitcher, coach and manager in the Major Leagues, and Bill is a longtime skipper and instructor in the Angels' farm system. Rene served as a batboy for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 to 1962, graduated from Dorsey High School, and attended the University of Southern California.[2] He signed a bonus contract with the Kansas City Athletics in 1964, where he joined other young players such as Tony La Russa and Dave Duncan, with whom he would have a lasting professional association.

Lachemann, a right-handed hitter, played only one full season in the Major Leagues, 1965, batting .227 with nine home runs and 29 runs batted in and appearing in 92 games played. He reappeared briefly—in 26 total games—for the A's in 1966 and 1968, but spent the rest of his playing career in minor league baseball. His Major League batting average was .210 in 281 at bats. His initial appearance in the big leagues resulted in getting picked off second base.

Manager in Seattle and Milwaukee

He began managing in the Oakland Athletics' farm system in 1973, and switched to the Seattle organization five years later. On May 6, 1981, Lachemann was promoted from Triple-A to succeed Maury Wills as the M's manager. But during the equivalent of almost two full seasons, Seattle was only able to win 140 of 320 games (.437) and was in the midst of an eight-game losing streak when Lachemann was fired on June 25, 1983 and replaced by Del Crandall. He returned the following year as manager of the contending Brewers, but the 1984 Milwaukee club collapsed (67–94, .416 and last in the American League East Division) and he was fired with three games remaining to be played in the season, though he was allowed to complete the season as the Brewers' skipper.[3]

Lachemann then began his career as a Major League coach, under John McNamara with the Boston Red Sox (1985–86) and La Russa with the Oakland Athletics (1987–92). He was the third-base coach with Boston's 1986 American League champions and the Athletics during their three consecutive (1988–90) American League pennants and was a key member of La Russa's highly regarded staff.

First Marlins' skipper

As a result, he was chosen as the Marlins’ first manager when they entered the National League in 1993. But the expansion club suffered through 3½ losing seasons, compiling a mark of 221–285 (.437), before Lachemann's dismissal on July 7, 1996.

He returned to the coaching ranks the following season, on La Russa's staff with the St. Louis Cardinals, then coached for the Chicago Cubs and the Mariners, before returning to Oakland in 2005 for three years as bench coach and third base coach. His contract was not renewed at the close of the 2007 season. From 2008 to 2012 he served as hitting coach for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox before being added to the Rockies' MLB staff by Weiss for the 2013 season.

Including a one-game stint as interim pilot of the 2002 Cubs, Lachemann's major league managing record is 428 wins, 560 losses (.433).

Managerial record

Team From To Regular season record Post–season record
W L Win % W L Win %
Seattle Mariners 1981 1983 140 180 .438
Milwaukee Brewers 1984 1984 67 94 .416
Florida Marlins 1993 1996 221 285 .437
Chicago Cubs 2002 2002 0 1 .000
Total 428 560 .433 0 0
Reference:[4]

See also

References

  1. The Denver Post, 2012-11-15
  2. Seattle Mariners 1982 Organization Book, Boston: Howe News Bureau, 1982
  3. Lachemann fired; Bamberger returns
  4. "Rene Lachemann". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 5, 2015.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
John Felske
Spokane Indians Manager
19791981
Succeeded by
Ken Pape
Preceded by
Maury Wills
Seattle Mariners Manager
19811983
Succeeded by
Del Crandall
Preceded by
Harvey Kuenn
Milwaukee Brewers Manager
1984
Succeeded by
George Bamberger
Preceded by
Eddie Yost
Boston Red Sox third base coach
19851986
Succeeded by
Joe Morgan
Preceded by
Dave McKay
Oakland Athletics first base coach
19871988
Succeeded by
Dave McKay
Preceded by
Jim Lefebvre
Oakland Athletics third base coach
19891992
Succeeded by
Tommie Reynolds
Preceded by
Franchise established
Florida Marlins Manager
19931996
Succeeded by
Jim Leyland
Preceded by
Tommie Reynolds
St. Louis Cardinals third base coach
19971999
Succeeded by
José Oquendo
Preceded by
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs bench coach
20002002
Succeeded by
Dick Pole
Preceded by
Don Baylor
Chicago Cubs Manager
2002
Succeeded by
Bruce Kimm
Preceded by
John McLaren
Seattle Mariners bench coach
20032004
Succeeded by
Ron Hassey
Preceded by
Chris Speier
Oakland Athletics bench coach
2005
Succeeded by
Bob Geren
Preceded by
Brad Fischer
Oakland Athletics first base coach
2006
Succeeded by
Tye Waller
Preceded by
Ron Washington
Oakland Athletics third base coach
2007
Succeeded by
Tony DeFrancesco
Preceded by
Glenallen Hill
Colorado Rockies first base coach
2013
Succeeded by
Eric Young
Preceded by
n/a
Colorado Rockies catching coach
2014–
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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