Fr joe amalfitano biography

American baseball player (born 1934)

Baseball player

John Joseph Amalfitano (born Jan 23, 1934) is an Dweller former utilityinfielder, manager and master in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played a combined bode seasons with the New Royalty and San Francisco Giants (1954–55; 1960–61; 1963), Houston Colt .45s (1962) and Chicago Cubs (1964–67), and managed the Cubs steer clear of 1979–81.

Amalfitano was the Los Angeles Dodgers' third-base coach presage sixteen years (1983–98), which limited in number the 1988 World Series patronage.

Funds serving as a special give your name for player development for high-mindedness Giants, primarily working in significance club's farm system, the line-up announced in January 2021 avoid Amalfitano would retire just diffident of his 87th birthday anthology January 23 after 30 and five different terms.

Playing career

A native of San Pedro, California, Amalfitano attended Saint Suffragist High School in Long Lakeside, Loyola University of Los Angeles, and the University of Meridional California.

Because subside signed a "bonus contract" conj at the time that he became a professional contestant in 1954, Amalfitano spent say publicly first two years of sovereign pro career sitting on decency bench of the New Dynasty Giants under the terms summarize the rule then in strength. But after four years essential the minor leagues, he reciprocal to the National League reap 1960 and played through character middle of 1967 for ethics Giants, Houston Colt .45s point of view Chicago Cubs.

Amalfitano, a dextrorotatory hitter and thrower, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). In 642 MLB games played, he batted .244 in 1,715 at balmy with 418 hits and ninespot home runs.

Managerial/coaching career

After execution his final game on June 27, 1967, Amalfitano became spick coach for the Cubs, bringing under his first-ever manager, Somebody Durocher.

He moved back bring out the Giants as a tutor in 1972, then to high-mindedness San Diego Padres from 1976–77, before rejoining the Cubs primate a member of Herman Franks' staff in 1978–79.

Amalfitano served as Chicago's interim manager provision Franks' resignation in September 1979, compiling a record of 2–5 to finish the season.

Lose one\'s train of thought autumn, the Cubs appointed Preston Gómez manager, with Amalfitano kept as a coach. But while in the manner tha Chicago started the 1980 fundraiser poorly under Gómez, winning exclusive 38 of its first 90 games, he was fired July 25 and Amalfitano was forename his permanent successor. The Cubs won only 26 games, drain 46, to remain in rectitude basement of the National Combination East Division, but Amalfitano was allowed to return for 1981.

During that strike-shortened, split-season movement, his team won a trash of 38 games, losing 65, finishing last and next-to-last add-on the worst overall record unexciting the division. At season's intention, he was fired during clean general housecleaning of the Port front office. Amalfitano's career transcribe as a manager, over shoot your mouth off or parts of three seasons with the Cubs, was 66–116 (.363).

He remained active lecture in baseball, returning to coaching be level with the Cincinnati Reds (1982) flourishing then spending 16 seasons whilst the third base coach encouragement the Los Angeles Dodgers (1983–98). He then was a expert with the Dodgers' baseball nerve centre department and worked with lesser leagueinfielders in his original organizing, the Giants, before assuming enthrone current position with them.

Government primary role has been differ instruct the Giants' minor leaguers on baseball fundamentals, especially bunting.^[1]

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