Sam Perlozzo
{{Short description|American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1951)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Sam Perlozzo
|image=Sam Perlozzo 2012.jpg
|caption=Perlozzo as Phillies first base coach, 2012
|position=Second baseman / Manager
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|3|4}}
|birth_place=Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.
|death_date=
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 13
|debutyear=1977
|debutteam=Minnesota Twins
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 13
|finalyear=1979
|finalteam=San Diego Padres
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.269
|stat2label=Hits
|stat2value=7
|stat3label=Runs
|stat3value=6
|stat2league = NPB
|stat21label=Batting average
|stat21value=.281
|stat22label=Home runs
|stat22value=15
|stat23label=Runs batted in
|stat23value=43
|teams=
As player
- Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|1977}})
- San Diego Padres ({{mlby|1979}})
- Yakult Swallows ({{Baseball year|1980}})
As manager
- Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|2005}}–{{mlby|2007}})
As coach
- New York Mets ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1989}})
- Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|1992}})
- Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1993}}–{{mlby|1995}})
- Baltimore Orioles ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|2005}})
- Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2008}})
- Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|2009}}–{{mlby|2012}})
|stat4label=Games|stat4value=300|stat5label=Managerial record|stat5value=128–172|stat6label=Winning %|stat6value=.427
|highlights=
- World Series champion ({{wsy|1990}})
}}
Samuel Benedict Perlozzo (born March 4, 1951) is an American former second baseman, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He managed the Baltimore Orioles from 2005 to 2007 and recently served as the first base coach for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2009 to 2012.
Biography
After graduating from Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, Maryland, Perlozzo was drafted by the Twins after playing college ball at George Washington University. His professional baseball career included parts of two seasons as a reserve with the Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres, along with one season with the Yakult Swallows in 1980.
Going into the last game of the 1977 season Perlozzo's teammate, Rod Carew, had 99 RBIs. Perlozzo started the game at shortstop in place of Roy Smalley, and just as Perlozzo was about to bat for the first time in the game, manager Gene Mauch grabbed him by the arm and said, "I want you to go up there and hit a triple, right now, this at-bat. You hit a triple, understand?" Perlozzo did hit a triple, and Carew hit a single to gain his 100th RBI of the season.The Twins at the Met, 2009, Beaver's Pond Press, Edina Minnesota, page 143
With the Orioles, he was promoted from bench coach to interim manager after manager Lee Mazzilli was fired on August 4, 2005, during the team's worst losing streak of the season.{{Cite web|last=Boswell|first=Thomas|date=2005-08-05|title=Perlozzo's time has finally come|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8832070|access-date=2021-02-03|website=NBC News|language=en}} The Orioles went 23–32 under Perlozzo that season. On October 12, the "interim" title was dropped as Perlozzo was named the team's manager. In 2006, Perlozzo's first full season as manager of the Orioles, the team finished with a 70–92 record.
Orioles owner Peter Angelos fired Perlozzo as the team's manager on June 18, 2007.{{cite web|author=|first=|date=June 18, 2007|title=Perlozzo out as skipper; MacPhail hired as COO|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2907704|access-date=March 2, 2009|website=|publisher=ESPN}} Perlozzo was replaced by bullpen coach Dave Trembley on an interim basis then, after some success, had the interim tag removed.
On November 5, 2007, the Seattle Mariners announced that Perlozzo had been hired as their third base coach.{{Cite web|last=Arnold|first=Kirby|date=2007-11-05|title=M's bring back Sam Perlozzo to coach third|url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/ms-bring-back-sam-perlozzo-to-coach-third/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=HeraldNet|language=en-US}}
In 2009, Perlozzo was hired by the Philadelphia Phillies to be the team's third base coach.{{Cite web|last=Burke|first=Mike|date=2008-11-13|title=Sam Perlozzo joins world champion Phillies|url=https://www.times-news.com/sam-perlozzo-joins-world-champion-phillies/article_16ce7115-8e0a-57ad-8d52-cf186aaee3e6.html|access-date=2021-02-03|website=The Cumberland Times-News|language=en}} He was moved to first base coach for the 2011 season after former Orioles manager Juan Samuel joined the Phillies staff as third base coach.{{Cite web|last=Lyons|first=Peter|date=2010-11-11|title=Phillies hire Wall of Famer Juan Samuel for Third Base Coaching Job, Move Sam Perlozzo to First Base Coach|url=https://www.thegoodphight.com/2010/11/11/1808271/phillies-hire-wall-of-famer-juan-samuel-for-third-base-coaching-job|access-date=2021-02-03|website=The Good Phight|language=en}} On October 3, 2012, Perlozzo was dismissed by the Phillies.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2012-10-04|title=Philadelphia Phillies fire 1st base coach Sam Perlozzo after finale|url=https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2012/10/philadelphia_phillies_fire_1st.html|access-date=2021-02-03|website=PennLive|language=en}}
Managerial record
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Team | rowspan="2"|Year | colspan="4"|Regular season | colspan="4"|Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result |
| BAL||{{mlby|2005}}
||23||32||.418|| 4th in AL East || – || – || – || – | |||||||
| BAL||{{mlby|2006}}
||70||92||.432|| 4th in AL East || – || – || – || – | |||||||
| BAL||{{mlby|2007}}
||29||40||.420||fired|| || || || | |||||||
| colspan="2"|Total||128||172||.427|| ||0||0||–||– |
See also
{{Portal|Baseball|Biography}}
References
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External links
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{{succession box | title=New York Mets Third Base Coach | before=Bud Harrelson | years=1987–1989 | after=Bud Harrelson
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{{succession box | title=Cincinnati Reds Third Base Coach | before=Dave Bristol | years=1990–1992 | after=Dave Bristol
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{{succession box | title=Seattle Mariners Third Base Coach | before=Marty Martínez | years=1993–1995 | after=John McLaren
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{{succession box | title=Baltimore Orioles Third Base Coach | before=Steve Boros | years=1996–2000 | after=Tom Trebelhorn
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{{succession box | title=Baltimore Orioles Bench Coach | before=Jeff Newman | years=2001–2005 | after=Tom Trebelhorn
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{{succession box | title=Seattle Mariners Third Base Coach | before=Carlos García | years=2008 | after=Bruce Hines
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{{succession box | title=Philadelphia Phillies Third Base Coach | before=Steve Smith | years=2009–2010 | after=Juan Samuel
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{{succession box | title=Philadelphia Phillies First Base coach | before=Davey Lopes | years= 2011–2012| after= Juan Samuel}}
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