Gary Allenson
| Gary Allenson | |||||||||||||||
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 Allenson with the Norfolk Tides in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Catcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: February 4, 1955 Culver City, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 8, 1979, for the Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| August 23, 1985, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .221 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 131 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Gary Martin Allenson (born February 4, 1955) is an
In October 2017, Allenson and the Blue Jays severed their relationship.[2] A former backup catcher for the Blue Jays, he had been a member of the Toronto player development organization since January 7, 2013.[3]
Playing career
Nicknamed "Muggsy," Allenson was born in
During his
Coaching/managing career
Allenson began his
He returned to the Red Sox organization in 1989, first managing at Lynchburg for two seasons (128–146) and then New Britain for one (47–93). He was promoted to Boston, serving as bullpen coach in 1992 and 1993 and third-base coach in 1994.[4]
He returned to the minors in 1996, managing the Charleston RiverDogs, then a Texas Rangers affiliate, to a 63–78 record, moving on to the Houston Astros farm system the following year to manage the Jackson Generals to a 66–73 mark.
He then spent the next five campaigns in the
A 77–57 campaign in 2005 at the helm of the
Allenson rejoined the Toronto organization in 2013 as manager of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, leading that edition to a 68–72 mark, then was promoted to Buffalo, where his Bisons teams went 77–66 (2014), 68–76 (2015) and 66–78 (2016). He was reappointed manager of the Fisher Cats on January 17, 2017.[1]
Through 2016, Allenson had compiled a career 1,311–1,440
References
- ^ Manchester Union-Leader. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Roger (December 16, 2017). "Fisher Cats Wait on New Manager". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ "Blue Jays announce Minor League appointments". MLB.com. January 7, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b c Gary Allenson (managing & coaching history) – The Baseball Cube.
- ^ Zrebiec, Jeff (June 4, 2010). "Orioles fire manager Dave Trembley: Samuel to take over club on interim basis". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
- ^ "Tides sign Portsmouth native and a new manager". The Virginian-Pilot. November 24, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^ "mlb.com". Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ "Greg Larson, "Clubbie: A Minor League Baseball Memoir" (U Nebraska Press, 2021)". New Books Network. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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| Preceded by | New Britain Red Sox manager 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Boston Red Sox bullpen coach 1992–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Boston Red Sox third base coach 1994 |
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| Preceded by Louisville Redbirds ) |
Louisville RiverBats manager 1998–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Milwaukee Brewers first base coach 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Milwaukee Brewers third base coach 2001–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Ottawa Lynx manager 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Carolina Mudcats manager 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Norfolk Tides manager 2007–2010 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Baltimore Orioles third base coach 2010 June 4–October 3 |
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| Preceded by | New Hampshire Fisher Cats manager 2013 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Buffalo Bisons manager 2014–2016 |
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