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MLB debut; September 10, 1977, for the Los Angeles Dodgers: Last MLB appearance; July 7, 1989, for the Houston Astros: MLB statistics (through 2024 season) Batting average.261: Home runs: 20: Runs batted in: 146: Managerial record: 727–710: Winning %.506: Stats at Baseball Reference Managerial record at Baseball Reference Teams; As player ...
David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 – May 14, 2003) was an American professional basketball player and coach, and professional baseball player. He played for the Chicago White Sox of MLB in 1962 and 1963 and in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons from 1962 through 1968 and for the New York Knicks from 1968 to 1974.
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is the second longest-tenured NBA head coach, having been head coach of the Heat since the 2008–09 season. Popovich is the only active head coach inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. [1] He is the only current head coach to have been hired by his current team in the 1990s.
First African-American NBA general manager to win the NBA Finals: Joe Dumars (Detroit Pistons), 2004 NBA Finals; First African-American Canadian Football League head coach to reach (and win) the Grey Cup: Pinball Clemons (Toronto Argonauts), 92nd Grey Cup; First African-American inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame: Charlie Sifford
Al Pratt was the first manager in franchise history, while the first manager after joining Major League Baseball was Horace B. Phillips. [59] Fred Clarke , who managed from 1900 through 1915, holds franchise records in wins and losses (1422–969), as well as winning percentage among managers who led the team for a full season or more (.595 ...
[187] [188] His stint as coach of the Celtics was also of historical significance, [189] [190] as he became the first black head coach in the NBA, [14] when he succeeded Red Auerbach. [ 191 ] [ 192 ] In his first NBA full season (1957–58), Russell became the first player in NBA history to average more than 20 rebounds per game for an entire ...
Black is a graduate of Mark Morris High School in Longview, Washington.He initially attended Lower Columbia College and pitched for the school's baseball team. He was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 1977 January amateur draft and again in the second round of the 1977 June amateur draft by the New York Mets, but he did not sign with either team. [1]