Marcel Lachemann
{{short description|American baseball player and manager (born 1941)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2009}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Marcel Lachemann
| position = Pitcher / Manager
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|6|13}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = June 4
| debutyear = 1969
| debutteam = Oakland Athletics
| finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = April 25
| finalyear = 1971
| finalteam = Oakland Athletics
| statleague = MLB
| stat1label = Win–loss record
| stat1value = 7–4
| stat2label = Earned run average
| stat2value = 3.44
| stat3label = Strikeouts
| stat3value = 55
| stat4label = Managerial record
| stat4value = 161–170
| stat5label = Winning %
| stat5value = .486
| teams = As player
- Oakland Athletics ({{mlby|1969}}–{{mlby|1971}})
As manager
- California Angels ({{mlby|1994}}–{{mlby|1996}})
As coach
- California / Anaheim Angels ({{mlby|1984}}–{{mlby|1992}}, {{mlby|1997}}–{{mlby|1998}})
- Florida Marlins ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1994}})
- Colorado Rockies ({{mlby|2000}}–{{mlby|2001}})
}}
Marcel Ernest Lachemann (born June 13, 1941) is an American professional baseball executive and a former player, manager and pitching coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player, he was a relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics.
Playing career
Lachemann, along with his brothers Bill and Rene, attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web |title=Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA) Baseball Players |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=e887a0db |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} After high school, he attended the University of Southern California.{{Cite web |title=Marcel Lachemann Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lachema01.shtml |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}
On February 7, 1963, Lachemann signed with the Kansas City Athletics as a free agent. The team later moved to Oakland, where Lachemann made his major league debut on June 4, 1969. He allowed two earned runs in two innings pitched in a 6–1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.{{Cite web |date=June 4, 1969 |title=Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics Box Score: June 4, 1969 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK196906040.shtml |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} On June 16, Lachemann earned his first career win after tossing three scoreless innings in the first game of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals.{{Cite web |date=June 16, 1969 |title=Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Box Score: June 16, 1969 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA196906161.shtml |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} Later in the day, he also recorded his first career blown save after allowing the tying run in the tenth inning of an eventual 3–2 loss (the run was charged to starting pitcher George Lauzerique).{{Cite web |date=June 16, 1969 |title=Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals Box Score: June 16, 1969 (2) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA196906162.shtml |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} Lachemann ultimately finished the season with a 4–1 record, two saves and a 3.95 earned run average (ERA) in 28 games.
Lachemann had his best major league season in 1970, finishing 3–3 with three saves and a 2.78 ERA in 41 relief appearances. He also recorded 39 strikeouts while walking 18 batters in {{Fraction|58|1|3}} innings pitched.
On April 25, 1971, Lachemann made his final MLB appearance (and only appearance of the season), allowing two earned runs in one-third of an inning.{{Cite web |date=April 25, 1971 |title=Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics Box Score: April 25, 1971 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK197104250.shtml |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} His playing career concluded in 1974 with the West Palm Beach Expos, Single-A affiliate of the Montreal Expos.{{Cite web |title=Marcel Lachemann Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=lachem001mar |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}
Coaching career
Lachemann became the pitching coach for the California Angels in 1984. Lachemann stayed with the Angels until the end of the 1992 season, when he was named pitching coach of the newly formed Florida Marlins, joining his younger brother, Rene, who was named Florida's manager.{{cite news |date=October 24, 1992 |title=Marlins hire Lachemann |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AYs0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=16MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1576,4411036&dq=baseball+marcel-lachemann&hl=en |access-date=October 19, 2010 |work=Reading Eagle |page=D4 |via=Google News Archive}}
On May 17, 1994, Lachemann replaced Buck Rodgers as manager of the Angels.{{Cite news |date=May 17, 1994 |title=ANGELS FIRE RODGERS, HIRE M. LACHEMANN |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/05/18/angels-fire-rodgers-hire-m-lachemann/95e66220-1059-46a2-8f84-32a6498e80c7/ |access-date=January 4, 2025 |newspaper=The Washington Post |agency=Associated Press}} His elder brother, Bill, would join him in Anaheim as bullpen coach for the next season.{{Cite web |title=1995 California Angels Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1995.shtml |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} In 1995, the Angels improved markedly and at one point were 13 games ahead of the Seattle Mariners in August, but suffered a historic collapse and lost a one-game playoff in Seattle at the end of the season.{{Cite web |last=Finnigan |first=Bob |date=October 3, 1995 |title=Emotional Playoff Win For Al West Title Melts Away Franchise's Years Of Frustration |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19951003/2144759/emotional-playoff-win-for-al-west-title-melts-away-franchises-years-of-frustration |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=The Seattle Times}} The Angels never recovered their winning ways, and on August 7, 1996, Lachemann resigned as manager; his second season was the closest he ever came to reaching the playoffs as a manager.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=August 7, 1996 |title=Angels' Lachemann Quits |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/07/sports/angels-lachemann-quits.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |agency=Associated Press}} He later returned to Anaheim as the Anaheim Angels' pitching coach under Terry Collins in 1997.{{Cite news |date=November 6, 1996 |title=Lachemann Returns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/06/sports/lachemann-returns.html |access-date=January 4, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |agency=Associated Press}} At the end of the 1998 season, Lachemann became a minor league field coordinator in the Angels organization.{{Cite web |last=Weyler |first=John |date=October 7, 1998 |title=Lachemann to Take On a New Role |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-07-sp-30204-story.html |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
In the early 2000s, Lachemann served as the Colorado Rockies' pitching coach, and also served in the Rockies' front office as assistant to general manager Dan O'Dowd until the end of the 2011 season.{{Cite web |last=DiGiovanna |first=Mike |date=November 15, 2011 |title=Marcel Lachemann rejoins Angels as special assistant to GM |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2011-11-15/marcel-lachemann-rejoins-angels-as-special-assistant-to-gm |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
On November 15, 2011, Lachemann returned to the Angels as a special assistant to general manager Jerry Dipoto.
In January 2023, Lachemann was hired as a special assistant in player development by the Rockies, marking his second stint in the organization.{{Cite web |last=Allentuck |first=Danielle |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Rockies settle with Brendan Rodgers and finalize coaching staffs |url=https://denvergazette.com/sports/colorado-rockies/rockies-settle-with-brendan-rodgers-and-finalize-coaching-staffs/article_72f3fdc2-9379-11ed-9ae9-3b2b3b52a979.html |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=The Denver Gazette |language=en}}
Lachemann served as pitching coach for Team USA during the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and as the bullpen coach for the 2013 World Baseball Classic.{{Cite web |last=Fletcher |first=Jeff |date=November 26, 2012 |title=Marcel Lachemann to coach in WBC |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2012/11/26/marcel-lachemann-to-coach-in-wbc/ |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=The Orange County Register |language=en-US}}
Managerial record
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Team ! rowspan="2" |Year ! colspan="5" |Regular season |
| Games
!Won !Lost !Win % !Finish |
|---|
| CAL
!1994 |75 |31 |44 |{{Winning percentage|31|44}} |4th in AL West |
| CAL
!1995 |145 |78 |67 |{{Winning percentage|78|67}} |2nd in AL West |
| CAL
!1996 |111 |52 |59 |{{Winning percentage|52|59}} |Resigned |
| colspan="2" |Total{{Cite web |title=Marcel Lachemann Managerial Record |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/lachema01.shtml |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}
!331 !161 !170 !{{Winning percentage|161|170}} ! |
References
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External links
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{{succession box | title=California Angels pitching coach|before=Tom Morgan|years=1984–1992|after=Chuck Hernandez}}
{{succession box | title=California Angels interim manager|before=John Wathan|years=1992|after=John Wathan}}
{{succession box | title=Florida Marlins pitching coach|before=Franchise established|years=1993–1994|after=Larry Rothschild}}
{{succession box | title=California Angels manager | before=Buck Rodgers | years=1994–1996| after= John McNamara}}
{{succession box | title=Anaheim Angels pitching coach |before=Joe Coleman| years=1997–1998| after=Dick Pole}}
{{succession box | title=Anaheim Angels minor league field coordinator|before=n/a|years=1999|after=Darrell Miller}}
{{succession box | title=Colorado Rockies pitching coach|before=Milt May|years=2000-2001|after=Jim Wright}}
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